Dear Mask Up,
This man comes out every morning, greets families, and directs children. To me, that sounds like he’s “modeling good behavior for the students.” …And his mask is below his nose, which is not OK.
So first try looking at him through that lens he’s someone earnestly trying and stumbling but then yes, sure, any of the above and more. What are you comfortable doing?
You could say, “Good morning, Mr. VP! So nice to see your friendly face out here every day! Oopsy-daisy, your mask is falling down.”
You could send him an email:
Hi, Mr. VP, I’ve noticed your mask tends to fall down. I had the same problem but found this great one that fits snugly around my nose. Here’s the link…
Dear Care and Feeding,
I love my boyfriend of four years very much. We’re both in our 30s and are seriously talking about marriage and starting a family soon. I have a concern, however, that I can’t seem to shake. My boyfriend has very little patience. For example, he’ll sigh extremely loudly and yell at his computer if it’s not working or the internet is slow. He has never screamed at me or gotten in my face, but definitely in moments of frustration, he’ll raise his voice while speaking to me. He and his family call me the “patient one” in the relationship his lack of patience is something of a joke among his loved ones (his mother that raised him alone and his brother say they have no idea where he gets this from as they are both patient people). I must mention, he’s never physically broken anything in anger and he certainly has never put his hands on me. I’ve never been afraid of him for one moment. My strategy is usually to calmly tell him to either stop yellin
Dear Care and Feeding,
Is there ever a time when telling a preteen about a parent’s lack of child support/refusal to get a decent job is appropriate? My ex and I share an 11-year-old daughter. My husband and I moved halfway across the country a year and a half ago for a rare and great job opportunity. I have paid to fly us back to visit her dad about every three months, with one longer span when I took her on a holiday trip instead. As my ex only ever had minimal visitation rights, the transition was not super difficult, with the exception of when he cries to her about not seeing her.