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Category: COMMUNICATION

#1364: “Gender is elusive, and I cannot teach it to you, Mother!”

January 18, 2022January 19, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Don't let a side quest for understanding get in the way of doing - or demanding - care and kindness.

#1363: “Am I overreacting to being constantly interrupted at work?”

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 ~ JenniferP

To avoid the trap of trying to satisfy a group member who can never be satisfied, think about what you owe everybody else.

#1354: “Navigating social life after my partner’s recent cancer diagnosis.”

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 ~ JenniferP

"Oh, we just tell people my partner is dying for funsies, that way we can hear all about yoga, religion, and diets in excruciating detail, I love getting medical advice from non-doctors!"

#1353: My friend always takes over a day to respond to messages.

November 3, 2021November 4, 2021 ~ JenniferP

If someone averages 36 hours between responses, what happens if you assume that their response time will be 36 hours?

#1343: “How do I make myself stand the person in the friend group I can’t really stand?”

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 ~ JenniferP

It's okay if someone you strongly dislike gets an inkling that the feeling is mutual. 

#1342: “Please help me stop people from assuming that my best friend and I are a couple.”

July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Like the creative writing workshop advice goes, if one person tells you a piece of feedback about your story, that's just their opinion, but if ten people give you the same note, there's probably something worth paying attention to on the input side.

#1339: Tired of “Moocher” Son-In-Law

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Your house, your rules, so spell them out from now on and give your son-in-law a chance to surprise you.

It Came From The Search Terms: June 2021 Is Busting Out All Over

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 ~ JenniferP ~ 87 Comments

Soft rejections, mixing finances, and a primer for dealing with loaded questions.

#1334: “If someone keeps RSVP-ing “yes” but never attending, do I have to keep inviting them to stuff?”

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Here is blanket permission to not worry very much about offending people who neither show up to your parties nor ever explain why.

#1322: “My friend’s (white female) roommate is a creepy creep.”

March 27, 2021March 27, 2021 ~ JenniferP

"Don't touch me" isn't complicated. You know who makes it complicated? CREEPS, THAT'S WHO.

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