Granddaughter's vulnerability elicits rude response
-- Regretful
Dear Regretful: You and your husband visited this couple each month "for a few days." You were given things you asked for, and then you asked for more.
The way to fix this is to acknowledge their generosity, acknowledge your own greed, and then apologize for it. Say, "I feel terrible, and hope you will find it in your heart to forgive me."
The rest is up to her.
Dear Amy: "Lonely Kiddos" was an entitled mom who was whining about her children not having playmates during holidays, when their neighbors were busy with their own families.
Thank you for telling her to "buck up!" Her neighbors' function is not to supply this woman's children with 24-hour playmates.
-- Upset
Dear Upset: I was also struck by this woman's lament -- and her lack of perspective.
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