Dear Prudence is online weekly to chat live with readers on Mondays at noon ET. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Q. Don’t Want to Hear About It Anymore: Is there ever a point at which you can tell a friend that you cannot bear to hear about their terrible […]
Ruined
A bartender has admitted she ‘ruined a wedding’ after she quit during the reception and left the bar unattended because guests were rude. Writing on British parenting forum Mumsnet, the woman explained her work environment was already toxic due to a ‘sexist new supervisor’, understaffing issues and overall ‘terrible working conditions’. […]
A guest complaining about a “ridiculous tradition” they say has ruined numerous weddings has received widespread support online. A Mumsnet user posting under the name CraggyIslandTouristBoard fumed over the time the main meal was served at two different weddings. In the U.K., where the ceremonies are thought to have taken […]
When a woman feels like she is not enough, especially when it comes to her parenting, she is likely to try to make up for that perceived lack by overcompensating. This can look like a lot of different things, but I will give you an example from my own life. […]