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Category: Reader Questions

#1367: “I made a sacrifice to keep the peace. Was it right?”

March 7, 2022March 8, 2022 ~ JenniferP

"False Spring" in Chicago, is that wedding bells I hear?

#1366: “Malicious, controlling mother-in-law wants to move in”

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Ultimatums are scary for a reason: Sometimes people force you to follow through on them.

#1365: “I am being held hostage by the phone.”

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 ~ JenniferP

When someone who can't say no and someone who won't take no for an answer become friends and form an awkward puzzle of dysfunction.

#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.

#1362: “Family being opposite but equal butts about COVID – How do I maintain sanity?”

January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 ~ JenniferP ~ 1 Comment

There's a reason parents of little kids are freaking out right now, howabout we start with not treating their fear like it's a baseless inconvenience?

#1361: “I can’t leave that one unrequited love alone.”

January 10, 2022January 10, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Your love and grief are real, even if they're inspired by an inadequate and disappointing source.

#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.

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