Dear Queenie,
My mother has been a widow for several years and she is constantly telling everyone she talks to how happy she is being single again.
I think this is disrespectful to my father’s memory and I find it embarrassing, but if I say anything it will make her mad.
Queenie, what do you suggest?—Fed up
Dear Fed up,
It is possible she is fed up with people trying to commiserate with her and/or “fix her up” with someone so she will not be alone. Or her marriage might not have been as happy as you apparently believe it was and she really is enjoying her freedom.
Either way you should just ignore her remarks – and not let them bother you so much.
