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QuestionWe live quite a ways from my parents and rarely get to see them. When we do visit, my siblings and their families, who live nearby, all congregate at my folks' house, leaving my children with no one-on-one time with their grandparents. Plus, the full house stresses my father and exhausts my mother. How can we tell my brothers and sisters, "We love you, but we don't want to see you for a few days?"
-- Out-of-Towner
Dear Towner,
I hear you! After years of angst, this is what my family does now: We arrive a day early for a special evening with just my gang and my parents. My girls get Grandma and Grandpa's undivided attention, and the next day, the stressful, exhausting, wonderful chaos begins. See if your parents will do the same.
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A recent work-performance appraisal noted that I had exceeded expectations. So when a better job opened up, naturally I expected to land it. I didn't. Reason given: no college degree. But that didn't stop another worker from getting the promotion. This seems like blatant favoritism. Should I make a stink?
-- Overlooked
Dear Overlooked,
Favoritism? Well, yeah, they favored someone else for the job. Stinky for you, of course, but nothing here merits stink-making. Go to your boss and make your case that you have the stuff for a promotion. Then perform brilliantly and consistently. Give them every reason to never overlook you again.
Life's Little Etiquette Conundrums
Your sinuses are more blocked than the New Jersey Turnpike on a Sunday evening in summer. Do you go ahead and blow your nose in public, or do you excuse yourself and seek out privacy in order to discreetly clear out the schnozzle?
As much as possible, heed the Golden Rule: Do unto others and all that. Do you enjoy being in the presence of a noisy nose blower? No, you don't. So spare the public whenever and wherever possible, and find a private place to honk.
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