Dear Dr. Sadie,
My problem is a little strange. I have a little brother. I love him a lot, but I can never understand a word he says. He seems to communicate in a series of grunts, squeaks and screams. Occasionally he'll point to things that he wants and expect people to get them for him.
This wouldn't be such a problem, but my brother is 35 years old, not 6 months old. He doesn't have any developmental problems. I think he's just lazy. What should I do?
- Older Sister
Maybe you could try to understand. I have a little brother, too. He's 14 month old, and he grunts like this too. I try to understand him. It's really hard work. I never really understand him, though.
I think you should say, "stop being so lazy and talk." Then he would talk.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Not to seem ungrateful, but ....
Dear Dr Sadie,
What should I do if I don't really like a gift someone gave me? I don't want to be ungrateful but I also don't want to lie.
- It's really ugly
Hmmm. You could say to the person, "thank you, but I don't really want this." Then they would feel very sorry.
Maybe you could bring it back to the store, but not tell the person who gave it to you that you don't like it.
What should I do if I don't really like a gift someone gave me? I don't want to be ungrateful but I also don't want to lie.
- It's really ugly
Hmmm. You could say to the person, "thank you, but I don't really want this." Then they would feel very sorry.
Maybe you could bring it back to the store, but not tell the person who gave it to you that you don't like it.
Sunday, November 3, 2013
A Big Fraud
Dear Dr. Sadie,
I'm a 55 year old woman. I have 4 beautiful children. The are getting married and having children of their own. I have a big, wonderful family, and I couldn't be happier. We come together for holidays, and it's wonderful.
Several years ago, I found a recipe for chocolate cake in a magazine. I made the cake, and my family LOVED it. I told a white lie, and said that I had come up with the recipe on my own. I'm not sure why I did that, as I'm a generally honest person. Unfortunately, the cake became "a thing." I am asked to make it at every holiday and for extended family gatherings. A niece even asked me to make a dozen of them for a wedding.
Now my oldest son is encouraging me to enter the recipe in a prestigious baking contest. I don't want to do this for obvious reasons. How do I get out of it? Do I come clean after all these years? Do I just cry modesty?
- Betty Crock-of-you-know-what
Maybe you should say, "guys, I really don't want to do this. I want to have this recipe just for us at the holidays. I will bake it for your birthdays, but it's just for us."
I'm a 55 year old woman. I have 4 beautiful children. The are getting married and having children of their own. I have a big, wonderful family, and I couldn't be happier. We come together for holidays, and it's wonderful.
Several years ago, I found a recipe for chocolate cake in a magazine. I made the cake, and my family LOVED it. I told a white lie, and said that I had come up with the recipe on my own. I'm not sure why I did that, as I'm a generally honest person. Unfortunately, the cake became "a thing." I am asked to make it at every holiday and for extended family gatherings. A niece even asked me to make a dozen of them for a wedding.
Now my oldest son is encouraging me to enter the recipe in a prestigious baking contest. I don't want to do this for obvious reasons. How do I get out of it? Do I come clean after all these years? Do I just cry modesty?
- Betty Crock-of-you-know-what
Maybe you should say, "guys, I really don't want to do this. I want to have this recipe just for us at the holidays. I will bake it for your birthdays, but it's just for us."
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