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Category: family

#1360: “Is there any reasonable way to ask the father who abandoned me if I can have my dead mother’s wedding ring?”

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Maybe your avoidant parent will be so avoidant that he'll do what you want in order to avoid conflict.

5 Answers to “That’s Certainly A Question”

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Answers to unpublishable questions, like a New Year's cleanse for upsetting letters.

#1359: Sibling’s Christmas Decorations Are Making My Parents Break Down

December 22, 2021December 23, 2021 ~ JenniferP

The problem with ultimatums is sometimes people take you up on them.

#1357: “My sister won’t come home for Christmas.”

December 2, 2021December 3, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Weird family stuff AND art school? Welcome to my wheelhouse.

It Came From The Search Terms: November 2021

November 30, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Somebody typed it into a search engine and ended up here. Challenge accepted!

#1350: Quarantine Holidays Round 2: Anti-Vaxxer Edition

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 ~ JenniferP

You do not have to show up at unsafe parties even if it makes other people sad, this year or any year.

#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.

#1336: “Shutting down pressure to see transphobic and homophobic family.”

June 1, 2021June 2, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Content note/reminder that describing bigotry accurately sometimes includes examples. Followed by the usual reminders that boundaries are more about deciding what you will do than about what you can convince other people to do.

Vaccines: Envy & Etiquette

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 ~ JenniferP ~ 1 Comment

What to do when everyone you know is getting vaccinated, except for you? What about when you're the relatively fortunate person? Also, what about relatives who refuse to be immunized? Here are some thoughts about that.

#1316: “I finally have a friend and my wife is jealous.”

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Feelings (jealousy, discomfort, biphobia) clean-up in Aisle 7.

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