Ask Amy: Dog parents bark at one another over sitter
Managing all this junk mail is such a waste. Please help.
– Buried in Santa Cruz
Dear Buried: Charity Navigator (charitynavigator.org) has some helpful suggestions for how to stem the tide of unwanted and wasteful solicitations.
Don’t give small amounts throughout the year, but a larger amount once a year.
Go to the charity’s website, look for “mailing preferences” and ask for no solicitations.
Only donate to charities that have a verified “donor privacy” policy and won’t sell your information to other organizations.
Contact the charity directly (by phone) and ask staff to immediately remove you from their mail solicitations. Notify them that if you receive any more paper solicitations from them, your support will end.
And yes, shred or destroy those mailing labels.
Dear Amy: “Sad and Suffering” was trying to control her partner’s life by claiming that she needed him to be with her every second while she underwent chemo treatments. He took his grandchildren away for a week for spring break.
My reaction? Give me a break.
– Disappointed
Dear Disappointed: So far I am the only person expressing sympathy toward this woman, who was coping with a new diagnosis.
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