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Ask Amy: Spouse wonders if church will hurt the marriage

By Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

Many religions use flowers as part of prayer ceremonies, but maybe you also want to use these blooms for your own kind of worship. My point is that your neighbor’s use of these blooms is NOT more noble than yours.

Perhaps you could take her a potted geranium (their blooms tend to regrow quickly when plucked). Tell her, “Here is a plant for you as a gift from us. Do not take any more blooms from our yard. You do NOT have permission to do this anymore. Do you understand?”

There is no need to explain further.

Post a small sign near the edge of your yard saying, “Private Property,” as a little visual reminder that every time she wanders in, she is trespassing.

Dear Amy: I was highly offended by your comment in a recent answer: “I love a good insurrection.” I gather you thought you were being cute, but since when is a violent uprising a good thing?

 

Disgusted

Dear Disgusted: I happened to compose that answer on the Fourth of July. There are any number of insurrections I would consider justified, including the one that helped to form this country. Other readers also reported being offended, and I apologize to those that were.

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(You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.)


 

 

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