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“I found an odd-looking substance in my mulched beds next to a boxwood last week. This garden bed was replanted a few weeks ago and mulched with shredded bark. At first, I thought my dog had been sick, but that was not the case. Will this affect the plants in this bed, and should I do something to get rid of it?”
Mutual friends were very suspicious of their relationship but chose not to tell me. Yes, it would have been hard to hear the truth, but having the knowledge of his affair would have saved me from five years of him draining our bank accounts, five years of emotional hell, and five developmental years of my boys’ lives. One son, now 18, told me, “You didn’t want to leave Dad because you thought your boys needed a father, but we didn’t have a father.” Ouch. Telling someone about their spouse’s affair could actually be life-giving. It is not a happy marriage and you are not the one destroying it, the cheating spouse is.
These iridescent green beetles are best known for feeding on roses and linden trees, but in fact they can feast on hundreds of different plants, according to Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist in the Plant Clinic at The Morton Arboretum. “We’ve started seeing them on river birches and basil,” she said. “They have a lot of different diners they can go to.”
In these situations, it is important to let the other person know how bringing up past events, that are not always complimentary, makes you feel. People fail to consider another person’s feelings. Asking the question, “Do you realize how this makes me feel?” is the best approach. “Feel” is the key word.
“Oftentimes when we think of needed resources, we have a tendency to think along the lines of medical provision. And we forget that there’s also resources and services that are needed to address things like isolation, child care, housing, youth services, and that’s to name a few,” Parker said during the Facebook Live event.
Kelly Pickering, with her husband Dan White and their 6-month-old Coco, look for discarded items in an alleyway in their neighborhood on July 19, 2021, in Chicago. Pickering collects items from around the city and sells, gifts, keeps or donates the items. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune)
The National Health Lung and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health states the following: “Obesity is a serious medical condition that can cause complications such as metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, heart disease, diabetes, high blood cholesterol, cancers and sleep disorders.
Even a six-month delay in screening could lead to an increase in deaths from breast cancer based on modeling studies, Friedewald said. In recent weeks, she said, their pathologists have noticed the percentage of positive biopsies has increased. It’s hard to know why that is, whether it’s because they are prioritizing testing after screenings that look highly suspicious, or if it is due to patients who have more concentrated cancer because they skipped a year.
We feel hesitant to ask them about their vaccination status, as it seems intrusive. On the other hand, we feel strongly that those who eschew the vaccine for whatever reason need to be respectful of others by maintaining social distance and wearing masks, both of which won’t be possible if we accept their dinner invitation.
Communication is key. “You really can’t overcommunicate,” James Asta said. “You always want to be proactive and communicate anything ahead of time. Do not surprise your guests unless it is pleasant.” Plus, creating two-way communication helps in case they need to tell you something. “If there’s a spill, or something broken,” he said, you want to know. After people depart, the Astas ask what could make the stay better — and act on those tips. For example, they added a fan when someone noted it would be nice in the bedroom.