Dear Amy: Some long-time friends and I hadn’t seen each other for years and recently got together for a few days to reconnect.
Upon finding out the bill was taken care of, “Alice” vocally refused this kind gesture and asked the waitress, “Can you reverse the payment?”Alice got upset and loudly questioned: “Did you just tell me what to do?” – drawing the attention of the rest of our table.
She made a face at me, gave me “the hand,” and turned to the waitress, saying, “Don’t you just hate it when other people tell you what to do?”Now that we are all back home, I wanted to follow up with Alice and sort this out, but both my sister, my husband, and another friend who was there have all advised me to just let it be.
Dear Lost: Given how this episode played out, I assume you wish you’d stayed quiet, and yet you did nothing wrong. You offered a friend your gentle feedback , and she aggressively and publicly shut you down. I’m not sure why you would want to contact “Alice” to sort this out, other than to ask for an apology for her harshness, which you surely would not receive.
Dear Amy: I’m still bothered by the letter from “Anonymous,” a self-described “man-child” who wants no kids, pets, home – or any adult responsibilities.Dear Grown Up: Caregiving in elder years isn’t the only reason to have children, but – if you raise them right – kids can certainly come in handy.
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