Q. Mary Jo, if you could hear some of the vile and mean things the teenage boys (and men) say to our 15-year-old daughter on the video-gaming discords, you'd wonder where these boys' moms and dads are. If a woman dares to enter their gaming space, and actually beats them, it's an unusual day ...

Q. My mom says I’m too young to have a boyfriend. But I really like someone and he likes me. I’m not stupid. I know I’m too young for some things, like sex. But I’m not too young to have a boyfriend if all we do is hang out at school. My mom said to ask you. Please do me a solid and say ...

I wrote my first Ask Mary Jo column in January 2005. In honor of those 20 years, I’m responding to a few of the questions I’ve received about writing this column. Q. What do you do when you receive a question from a teen? Mary Jo’s Response: I always respond with the best answer I can ...