I had a surprise third pregnancy — with twins — and now my husband and I are in chaos. Help! Ask Lisi

Toronto Star · Lisi Tesher · 2026-11-06 11:00 UTC

And Lisi advises a reader dealing with a surprise pregnancy with twins.

Q My college roommate is quite bright, spends much of her free time studying, and does well academically. We are in a similar program, so we have some overlapping classes. If I need help with something or suggest studying together, she seems to be amenable, and we can get a lot of work done.

However, often I’ll ask her something I don’t understand, and she is incapable of explaining it to me. Sometimes she’ll speak in vague comments, which don’t explain the concept, or she’ll just say it’s too hard to explain. But if she asks me something, I do my best to explain it to her in ways that she can understand, like how we were taught.

Why is there such a discrepancy between her capability and her ability to teach me what she knows?

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