Dear Queenie,
I like to do arts and crafts and I’m pretty good at it. Recently my sister asked me to make something for a birthday gift for a friend of hers and I did. She paid me for the cost of the things to make it, but nothing for my time and effort.
Queenie, do you think this is fair?—Feeling cheated
Dear Queenie,
My children are all grown up and living in their own homes. But when they moved out they each left a lot of stuff that they didn't have room for in their new smaller places. Now I'm getting ready to move into a smaller place of my own because I don't need such a big place now that they are gone.
But Queenie, what do I do with all their stuff?—Overcrowded
Dear Queenie,
My boyfriend says he likes my dog, who is well-behaved and seems to like him too. But when my boyfriend talks to the dog he calls him mean names like “Stinky” and “Stupid.” He does this in a sweet tone of voice and the dog doesn’t seem to understand that he is being insulted, but I do and it bothers me.
Queenie, should I say something about it?—Offended dog-lover
Dear Queenie,
My sister finished university with good grades and a degree in business and she doesn’t have any trouble getting a job, but she soon quits and goes on to the next one because she isn’t being given work that she is qualified for and she isn’t getting paid enough.
Queenie, what is her problem?—Worried sister
Dear Queenie,
I want to join a service club, but my husband doesn’t want to be bothered with babysitting our children when I go out, especially if he wants to go out to do his own things at the same time.
Queenie, do you think this is fair?—Busy mother
