“Sometimes I imagine what it would be like to give this book to my mother. To present it to her as a precious gift over a meal that I’ve cooked for her. To say: Here is everything that keeps us from really talking. Here is my heart. Here are my words. I wrote this for …
emotional abuse
#1149: “We decided to leave our abusive ex and move to another state, only she came with us and is living on our couch?”
This letter contains emotional abuse of people, potential physical harm of animals (now stopped/interrupted/not ongoing/the animals are ok for now!, but still I know some people can’t safely read about that), and enough WHAT THE FUCK that you’ll need a comfy chair and a cold washcloth, at minimum. If you want the teachable moment without …
Short Answer Friday – 9/28
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Hello! Late start today – Commander Logic & I went out for pancakes. Here’s the deal: Patrons can submit questions at this link. Anyone can submit a question on Twitter – @CAwkward, #awkwardfriday (please use the hashtag, my mentions are a messsssssssss and I don’t want to lose you). Since I got a late start, …
Short Answer Friday/Chat for September 14
Hello everyone! We’re doing the thing today, where people can submit short questions at Patreon or on Twitter (@CAwkward, #awkwardfriday) before noon Chicago time and I will answer as many as I can this afternoon between noon and 2pm. Comments get turned on once everything is posted Please enjoy this artsy photo of Daniel Striped …
#1141: “Help with De-Escalating Arguments when Dr. Jekyll Turns into Mr. ‘Abandonment/Control Issues’ Hyde”
Behind a cut for controlling and emotionally abusive behavior.
#1135: “My dad wants to fix our relationship, and I don’t.”
Hi Captain Awkward, Let’s call me Elizabeth. My dad and I have a strained relationship, and was not really much in my life for a good year thanks to my decision to have little to no contact. Why? He’s an emotional abuser, and so for the sake of my health I made boundaries. Just getting …
Chat/Short Answer Friday Today
Submit questions on Twitter (@CAwkward, #AwkwardFriday) or on Patreon before noon Chicago time today. I’ll answer as many as I can between noon and 1pm, with comments turned on once the post is up. Thank you, this was fun to do last week. Q 1, a holdover from last week: “Hi Captain! I’m starting at …
Live Chat Today!
Submit your questions on Patreon or on Twitter (@CAwkward, #AwkwardFriday) before noon Chicago time today and I will answer as many as I can. Comments get turned on after everything’s posted on my end. Great questions this week! Transcript below, updating sloooooooooooowly.
#1074: “My boyfriend loves smoking weed more than he loves me. What to do about his weird ultimatums?”
Dear Captain Awkward, Okay, so I just typed my whole question and realized it is wayyyyy longer than 400 words. The 400 word question is: My boyfriend gets defensive and dramatic when we have a conflict. While I try to offer solutions and compromises to our problems, he gets to a breaking point and responds …
#1033: “My husband doesn’t like his life very much so he is pressuring me to quit my fun hobby and spend more time with him and also he screams at me sometimes and sends me long emails about how I am a terrible person when I’m at work.” No, really. That’s what is happening in this letter.
Dear Captain Awkward, Happy Thursday! I hope you are having a great week so far. I wanted to ask your opinion on how to best handle my husband when he gets angry and upset and how I can better help us move towards having a happier marriage. Some background: My husband and I are pretty …
