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Tag: pandemic manners

#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?

#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.

#1345: Newborns, vaccines, and visiting relatives.

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Wear a seatbelt! Where's your helmet? Will there be parents there? Parenthood requires willingness to say no to lots of fun stuff in the name of safety, there's no time like the present to get started.

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.

“I want to reach out but I have no idea what to say.”

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 ~ JenniferP

If you don't know what to say, revert to first principles: Something is probably better than nothing.

#1318: “Pissed off during the post-pandemic party because nobody kept in touch.”

March 13, 2021March 14, 2021 ~ JenniferP ~ 1 Comment

Ahhhhhh that very recognizable feeling when you are so hungry for someone's company and yet all your instincts are to drive them away.

#1314: “I put my emotions in the fridge and went away for a few years and now I’m afraid of what’s growing in there.”

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021 ~ JenniferP

Numbness can be a survival skill, but the feeling's gotta come back sometime.

#1302: Guest Post: “When your hosts are doing you a favor but their housekeeping habits are making you sad and ill.”

December 7, 2020December 3, 2020 ~ UfYH Rachel

Hello, this week we have a guest post from Rachel Hoffman of Unf*ck Your Habitat blog and book fame about the tricky balance of maintaining your own sanity (and sanitation) in a house where you are a guest.

Links: The Holidays and What To Do About Them

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 ~ JenniferP

Weird holidays, weird year.

It Came From The Search Terms: July 2020

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 ~ JenniferP ~ 149 Comments

Yes! It is time! Time to treat the search strings people typed in right before they washed up on these blog shores as if they are actual questions! Inside: Mask etiquette, reformed Nice Guy™ apologies, overly-neighborly neighbors, favor-sharking defined, and more.

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