After the muumuu and the children’s books, I’m out of patience with her nonsense.
I go out of my way to be civil and polite, but also to keep my distance.
I enjoy gourmet cooking, and can make those fancy meals come out just like the pictures in the magazines. My dinner parties are very popular, and I am often asked to cater for friends’ special occasions. This relative gave me a beginner’s cookbook for kids with a note hoping it would “finally help me learn to cook.”
Before you open her next present, say, “Oh, Cousin Melanie, what are you getting me this time? A mop for my dirty house? Some hot sauce because my food is bland?” Am I being too sensitive? Only my lawyer stated, “I can only imagine how hard this must be for you,” and I was very grateful for that sign of empathy from one person.“Please accept my condolences” is the correct thing to say. But just as “thoughts and prayers” has been edited down to two robotic words, people seem to think that just the one word is sufficient.
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