Browsing: Lifestyle
A: Yes. I’m excited to see all the athletes. In the past year, there’s been a time for them to do a lot of training, a lot of thinking, a lot of preparation, so I think they will be at their best at the Games. I think a lot of athletes are ready to have a breakout party, so I’m looking forward to it.
Years ago, I had a distant friend call at the very last minute and I offered her a bed for the night. She brought her own sheets and towel, tea, granola, etc., almost as if she were camping. I was impressed that she was so prepared to be such a low-trace guest. (I was extremely happy when she agreed to stay a second night.)
If you had disclosed your addiction earlier, you would have had the opportunity to open his eyes to the reality of addiction disorder, which many people see as a character flaw, when it is in fact an illness that requires a great deal of discipline (and occasionally medication and rehab support) to recover from.
Regardless, this “my house, my rules” notion may sound like she is drawing a battle line, but it is a true fact that parents control access to their children. And now because you don’t seem inclined to respect these rules or limits, you are being kept at arms’ length.
Dear Amy: I have had a horrific pandemic year: Pandemic, breast cancer diagnosis, a child with depression, suicide ideation and a long stay in a psychiatric facility for them — and our business almost failed. All of these have turned out OK, but we are still reeling.
There are times in my own life, though, when I might have a problem and would like to talk to someone, but these same people won’t give me the time of day. I might get a sentence or two out, but it is like I’ve never been heard – they just go on talking about themselves.
When two friends have very discrepant values (e.g., about honesty, politics, religion, parenting, drinking, drug use, etc.), it can cause a rift in their relationship. Finding out this information about your friend may cause you to reassess the nature of the friendship. Not all friendships, even between best friends, last forever. People grow and change, as do life circumstances.
When I hear the word “hipster,” I think of Chicago, specifically Logan Square, Wicker Park and Pilsen. But after spending a weekend in Indianapolis’ newest neighborhood, the Bottleworks District, I was reminded that hipsters and Indianapolis aren’t mutually exclusive. Since my last visit over 10 years ago, Indianapolis feels recharged with diversity, creativity and an approachable art scene.
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.