Ask Amy: If you can’t save the marriage, protect the assets
Yes, I think your husband is trying to hurt you and throw you off, and if he is not actively trying to hurt you, then — at the very least — he is not attending to your anguish.
Stick with therapy. Think of this as an experience that you should try to move through, learning as you go.
Dear Amy: Before the pandemic, I hosted a small group of international students at my home over holiday breaks. (My children attend college out of state.)
My kids were upset with me, saying that I should let them know that strangers will be at the home so they can make other plans.
Their argument is that they come home to spend time with me and not with people whom they don’t know.
They feel this is their time to catch up and let down their hair.
What are your thoughts?
The program I volunteered with to do this is starting back up and has reached out to me.
I enjoy being a surrogate to the students who are so far away from their own families, but do not wish to alienate my own children.
— Empty Nest
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