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Dear Stepped On: You want your stepson to “just grow up,” but it sounds as if he is growing up. His path has been crooked, but if he is working hard at a full-time job, then I predict that his bouncing back and forth will gradually slow down until he feels secure enough (financially and otherwise) to land in his own home.

You also don’t say what category you fit into. Perhaps you are an “obliger,” which according to this metric means that you, for instance, might feel compelled to immediately answer questions just because they are asked without regard to your own self-interests. Then you “snap,” because you resent the interruption.

Water your orchid early in the morning, with rain or distilled water as the mix approaches dryness. It is best not to use water softened by a water softener. Watering once every four to seven days should generally suffice unless there is an extended hot spell or very windy weather, which will dry the plant out more quickly.

Dear Amy: I have been married to my husband for almost 20 years. Unlike my side of the family, who typically extend an invitation weeks in advance of an event, my husband’s side only issues invites two to three days before, even though we all live several hours apart.

After visiting a small, vintage leather store with her cousin, she hit it off with the hospitable store owner, Imad. His store boasted everything from handcrafted leather shoes with colorful detailing, skirts and vests, to handbags featuring intricate, hand-woven tatreez patterns (Palestinian cross-stitch embroidery). But more than pretty pieces, the products have a political meaning.

In March 2020, House was working at a salon in Hyde Park. She would start her day at 7 a.m. and would often stay until after midnight. In April, Marimarshe 2.0 Salon and Suits, where she worked, closed due to the COVID-19 lockdown. By May, while other hair salons and barber shops were still shut down, House began creating a plan to open her new wig shop by the end of the year.

If you pulled back a bit on your expectations and decided at the outset that for the next couple of months you would use online matching as a way to motivate you to get out in the world, the dynamic would shift, and your own views might open up a bit.

I know that some people are not as straightforward or they don’t like confrontation. I think college is one of the best places to mature and develop yourself as an adult. As hard as it is, try to gain the courage to have these conversations and learn how to set boundaries. For people who are more reserved, just calm down and breathe. Remember that you both are living in this area and you both have a responsibility to keep it clean. You addressing the problem is not demanding; it’s understandable. At the same time, try not to be rude because no one likes being told what to do. Express your feelings, but phrasing is important. And avoid addressing them over text, where things can easily come off as passive-aggressive and tone does not translate.

I feel that our sacrifice should be commensurate with hers, and if she wants to make the adult decision to keep these videos up and risk her future, then she can likewise take the adult responsibility of paying for half of her tuition via student loans. He doesn’t want to “punish” her in this way.

As a child, Juan would race his siblings to finish dinner, graduating to a family Easter tradition of seeing who could eat the most pancakes. From there, he attended local restaurant food challenges, like eating a 7-pound burrito or 6-pound burrito, and then contests that paved the way to Nathan’s.