Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Quitting smoking good for woman, her marriage

  from
www.dearabby.com.
Dear Abby: My husband and I have been married for eight years. When we wed, we both drank and smoked. My husband quit smoking five years ago, and I have continued to smoke off and on. If he catches me with a cigarette, it becomes an argument, and it’s either I quit or we’re done.
I don’t see the big deal if I smoke a cigarette. Any advice?
— Closet Smoker in Wisconsin
Dear Smoker: Surely you know that smoking isn’t good for you, and it upsets your husband because he loves you. This is less about a contest of wills than the fact that you are addicted to nicotine.
A cigarette isn’t your friend; your husband is. When you’re finally ready to see it that way and overcome the habit, your physician can help.
Dear Abby: My mom has no respect for my privacy. When something happens in my life, she shares it with all my relatives, despite my repeatedly having asked her not to. She has a website on which she rehashes almost every moment of my life spent with my family and posts all of my pictures.
When I mention to her that I would like my privacy respected, she gets upset and calls me ridiculous. How can I get her to stop?
— Wants My Privacy
Dear Wants Your Privacy: Your mother might be posting your pictures and details of your life because she has been doing it for years. If you’re a teenager, please realize that your mom might do this because she is proud of you. If you are an adult, however, a way to get her to pull back, if not stop completely, would be to share less information with her. 
Dear Abby: Since I was a teenager, I have always loved anything vintage. When my mother wasn’t able to sell her white milk-glass items in a rummage sale, I asked whether I could have them to display in an antique china cabinet.
My brother, who has never had any interest in vintage items and has a home that looks as if a hoarder lives there, wants one of the pieces because of an old picture of him near the piece. Mother thinks I should give it to him.
What should I do?
— Appreciates Vintage
Dear Appreciates Vintage: Listen to your mother. Family harmony is surely as important to you as your glass collection.

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