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#1371: “I’m a cuckoo morning lark in a parliament of night owls.”

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 ~ JenniferP

It is okay to enjoy slightly different vacationing rules than other people.

#1370: “I feel suffocated and want to move away from my stingy roommate.”

March 28, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Nobody loves separating the books and dishtowels, but when it's time, it's time.

#1369: “Is there a polite way to tell my mother-in-law that she will, someday, die?”

March 14, 2022March 17, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Death comes for us all, but we don't have to like it.

#1368: “The ethics of breaking up with someone when you live together and nothing is Glaringly Awful.”

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 ~ JenniferP ~ 115 Comments

If you need to go, go.

#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.

February London meetup

February 2, 2022 ~ katepreach

Hello everyone! Everyone who’s coming please make sure you take a lateral flow test (or PCR) the previous evening or that morning Obviously I will cancel if the situation changes or the rules change 5th February, 1pm, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, SE1 8XX. We will be on Level 2 (the upper levels are closed … Continue reading February London meetup

#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.

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