Life Advice

/

Health

DNA disclosure might unlock family secret

By Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

I'm going to assume that you are an adult. Of course, your mother can ask you not to post publicly about your DNA ancestry test journey, but your DNA is your business and you have the right to handle this disclosure the way you want to. Your ancestry testing has created a ticking clock, however.

Tell your mother, "I don't want to bury my own information in order to keep this family secret. I hope you'll encourage Aunt 'Grace' to tell 'Allie' the truth."

Your mother should tell her sister, "My kids are getting their DNA tested. Naturally, they are pretty excited about this and they will share this information with friends and family. Allie is going to learn the truth of her DNA at some point, but you should be the person to tell her. We are all here to support all of you if you need it."

Your parents seem to have handled the truth about your DNA very well. It's too bad your aunt and uncle didn't do likewise.

Dear Amy: Two of our neighbors have fire pits that they use, sitting outside to enjoy the ambiance in the evening.

Unfortunately, they tend to do this when it is already very warm (it has been over 95 degrees in Redwood City, where we live).

 

In the evenings we open our windows to begin cooling down our home.

As soon as the air begins moving in our house, the smell of smoke starts to fill our home.

We also have another neighbor that uses charcoal for their barbecue. We get about 20 minutes of the smell of lighter fluid and smoke while it's warming up.

We don't think it is fair that we have to keep our windows closed on such evenings.

...continued

swipe to next page

 

 

Comics

Mother Goose & Grimm Flo & Friends Cul de Sac Bill Bramhall Barney Google And Snuffy Smith Meaning of Lila