A reader, who I’ll call Mary, wrote asking how to handle a situation with the mom of her son’s 6-year old friend, who I’ll call Beth, Beth doesn’t understand and respect that working from home still means working. She expects Mary to be available to pick up her son from school if he gets sick…

Have you ever asked something like, “How could she behave like that?” Or “Why would he do that to me?” We often question behavior that we deem as unacceptable, often something that hurts us. But people don’t just decide to hurt someone today or act stupidly or be mean. Everyone has an underlying issue for…

A while ago I read about someone who consciously said “thanks” for everything he experienced for an entire day. I thought that was a great idea and decided to do it. I didn’t remember my goal for a few hours after I woke up. When I did, I began to express appreciation for everything I…

A reader asked how she can stop loaning money to family. They rarely pay her back and always have a rationale about why she needs to help them out. They don’t help her. Yet they act like it’s her responsibility to loan them money. The reader hasn’t been able to do the things she’d like…

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