Clarity in relationships, owning your own ambitions, gift-giving, death, love vs. family, and a review of boundary-setting.
Category: Families
#1449: “When you’re on the receiving end of No Contact.”
Breakups don't have to be about you to feel intensely personal.
#1447: “My stepmom just voted my rights away and I’m mad at my dad about it.”
My brain feels like a test pattern right now, so I do not promise you either eloquence or coherence. Fortunately this is a well-covered topic and the archives are robust.
It Came From The Search Terms: Summer In The City
Search terms! Divorce haircuts, flirtation, awkward questions, how to let people down without trying to make it easy, and the single life.
#1424: “My sister shouts at her boyfriend and I hate it!”
Reacting or overreacting? Probably depends on what we're reacting to.
#1422: “Should I let my son call my boyfriend ‘Dad’ if he wants to?”
People keep asking me for parenting advice and I keep not quite giving it.
#1421: “How do I be a parent if I never really had one? And how do I not be the kind people write to advice columns about?
In which I attempt to reverse-engineer parenting advice from all the letters about setting boundaries with difficult family members. LEEEEEROY JENKINSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
The Return of The Search Terms: Black Dove (January)
What are people typing into search engines that leads them here? Let's find out.
#1419: “Nightmare! My spouse wants to hire their manipulative and intrusive parent at their new business.”
It's not the worst idea I've heard this month, but the bar is low.
#1413: “My mom is furious that I’m not celebrating my birthday with her.”
That thing where you did everything technically right but it still feels very awkward? Sorry to be the one to break this to you, but sometimes this is as good as it gets.
CaptainAwkward.com 