Dear Queenie,
I’ve had a lot of stress in my life the last couple of years, what with illness in the family and some other problems, and my weight has been going up and down.
Some of my co-workers have taken to commenting on this, especially when my weight goes up.
Queenie, how do I get them to mind their own business?—Yo-yo weight gain
Dear Yo-yo,
You can tell them what has been going on in your life – in detail – until they get tired of hearing about it. It might ease your stress to unload like that.
Or you can brush them off by making a joke of it, like “I guess I am (or my husband is) too good a cook.” Or, if you want to be less than polite, ask them “What business is that of yours?”
