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."
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
A Hairy Situation
Dear Dr. Sadie,
I really hate getting my hair cut. The sound of the scissors near my ears drives me nuts, and I mourn as all the little hairs flitter to the floor. I feel like I'm losing a part of me.
I haven't had a haircut in 15 years. My hair has gotten so long and out of control that I sometimes step on it when I walk. What should I do?
- Rapunzel
Maybe you should ask the barbs, the people who work at the hair shop, to not cut your ears. Maybe you could put some yellow dye into your hair and then put red dye in your hair, and then you could put white letters in your hair that say "stop cutting by my ears."
I really hate getting my hair cut. The sound of the scissors near my ears drives me nuts, and I mourn as all the little hairs flitter to the floor. I feel like I'm losing a part of me.
I haven't had a haircut in 15 years. My hair has gotten so long and out of control that I sometimes step on it when I walk. What should I do?
- Rapunzel
Maybe you should ask the barbs, the people who work at the hair shop, to not cut your ears. Maybe you could put some yellow dye into your hair and then put red dye in your hair, and then you could put white letters in your hair that say "stop cutting by my ears."
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Channeling Martha Stewart
Dear Dr. Sadie,
I have been saving my money for years, and I'm finally able to buy my dream home. Do you have any decorating tips for me?
- Excited First-Timer
Yeah! Maybe you could put up a big flower bouquet on the ceiling. You could put glittering snowflakes on the floor. You could ask your husband if he wants to go with you to JoAn's fabrics to get some ribbons and lace. You could hang them up with the flower bouquets.
You could try to make the house look like Dorothy's house. You could make a cardboard house outside, and all the kids could come and use their imaginations to make it fun. Everyone is invited. In our house, we don't say, "you can't play."
I have been saving my money for years, and I'm finally able to buy my dream home. Do you have any decorating tips for me?
- Excited First-Timer
Yeah! Maybe you could put up a big flower bouquet on the ceiling. You could put glittering snowflakes on the floor. You could ask your husband if he wants to go with you to JoAn's fabrics to get some ribbons and lace. You could hang them up with the flower bouquets.
You could try to make the house look like Dorothy's house. You could make a cardboard house outside, and all the kids could come and use their imaginations to make it fun. Everyone is invited. In our house, we don't say, "you can't play."
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