Preacher's daughter despairs over toxic church
You might soften this by reassuring him that you and your family will attend his church on holidays and feast days. Tell him, "I wish the congregation were nicer to you, Dad. It hurts me to see anyone being unkind toward you."
Your exit might hasten his retirement. I don't think you should pressure him.
Dear Amy: I've worked part time as a retiree at a wonderful nonprofit for about four years. I love coming to work. One of my co-workers recently became my manager. He has been my mentor at this organization and is also a friend outside of work to some extent.
We've gone from being separated by a cubicle wall, to sitting face-to-face in clear sight of each other. That's fine, as we have frequent dialogue throughout the day.
The bad news is, he frequently eats soup for lunch, and always at his desk. Amy, the sounds he makes, the slurping of every spoonful and then the scraping of spoon against bowl as he gets near the bottom, is really disgusting, at least to me. It makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. I really can't take it anymore.
I don't have the option of going somewhere else to work while he eats, nor do I take lunch because I'm part time, so I am stuck at my desk during this aural onslaught.
How can I address this? Honestly, I wish I could get over it, it's just too revolting to me.
I've considered earplugs, which he would probably notice, or making light fun of him in a tangential way.
He's a great and pretty easy-going guy but, he can get his hackles up, too.
-- No Soup for You
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