Dear Queenie,
My doctor says I should try to lose weight and stop smoking, but both he and the nurse who works for him are not exactly skinny and I have seen both of them smoking on occasion outside of the office.
Queenie, how hypocritical can you get?—Impatient patient
Dear Patient,
This would seem to be a case of “do as I say, not as I do.” Your doctor and his nurse know first-hand how bad smoking and obesity are for one’s health – and how hard it is to break these bad habits.
For your own sake, try to take your doctor’s advice. And if you can manage to do so, I wouldn’t blame you if you make a point of telling him and his nurse just how you did it.
