I know you don’t want to say anything direct, but I think you are going to have to. Otherwise they will just continue on. And just because they are supportive in other ways they clearly have a blind spot with this subject (as you note yourself).

You stand your ground and stick to the boundaries you’ve set up. If you have to distance yourself from your brother for your own safety and sanity, then you do!

Oh honey, I am so sorry. Do try to take comfort in knowing you are doing the right thing for her now, and you have years of memories to cherish.

Cutie! And Emily is an excellent cat name.

Definitely take up a new hobby or look into volunteering. I had an ex who traveled a lot, and for weeks at a time. I actually enjoyed those times because I could do all the things he didn’t enjoy doing with me. Like I ate as much thai food as I could, I saw the movie genres he wasn’t into, I read almost every night.…

Dorothy Barker.

This was incredibly well-written. Thank you.

Yeah, that headline.... It burns me to no end when anyone says, ‘Oh, give him a chance!’ Or some variation of ‘Be a gracious loser, get over it!’

On the upside, we now know that Zillow sucks.

I can’t decide if they are very stupid, incredibly privileged, or both.

This world gets more grey every day we are in it.

I know a pug named Olive.

So, just ‘John’? Like Cher?

Well, not ON it.

STELLA WAS ROBBED.

Really? Huh.

chicken fried steak is an inexpensive cut of beef (like a cutlet) that is pounded to make it tender. It is flour-battered and cooked as you would chicken, hence the name. Yes it is like schnitzel, but the meat is thicker. ‘Cream’ gravy does not involve cream - it is a flour gravy, it’s just not cooked down to a dark…

This is a great response, and thanks for not flaming iceman. Even a sincerely asked question, asked in the spirit of trying to genuinely understand an issue, invariably draws in someone determined to be an ass to the questioner.

This is great, thank you! And that skit is brilliant.

Thanks, you know your stuff! Any recommendations on brands to trust for the treatments you suggest? I’ve used Clinique and Neutrogena, but I imagine there are other brands I should know about - especially who makes a good vitamin c serum.