Life Advice

/

Health

Ask Amy: Teacher should take her parents to school

By Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

Teacher

Dear Teacher: You seem to point your irritation toward your husband, whom you claim stays neutral, but you are doing the exact same thing, by ignoring comments from both your parents and his that you say are bigoted and offensive.

So, “Teacher,” I think it’s time to take these 80-year-olds to school.

I can imagine not wanting to waste your breath on your in-laws, but your parents raised you. Surely you can spend some energy in order to engage them in some thoughtful conversation about their own hate speech.

There is absolutely nothing about Christianity that gives believers license to express hatred toward other human beings. But aside from the religious aspects of this, I think it might be time for you to locate your backbone. If you consider yourself a true ally of people who are discriminated against and consigned to hell by ignorant people -- then you must use your own voice to push back.

This book is currently flying off the shelves (I’m reading it now): “How to Be an Antiracist,” by Ibram X. Kendi (2019, One World). Here’s a quote: “Denial is the heartbeat of racism.”

 

Dear Amy: About two months ago, my boyfriend potentially had COVID-19.

The week he started to work from home, he got very sick.

Taking care of him was scary and stressful for me.

He was able to get a virtual doctor’s appointment. He tested negative for the virus, but still believes he had it, due to the high rate of false negative test results.

...continued

swipe to next page

 

 

Comics

Joel Pett Fowl Language Dogs of C-Kennel Jeff Koterba Jeff Danziger Gary McCoy