Dear Queenie, I received a wedding invitation from someone at work that I hardly even know. Sometimes we chat in the break room, but that’s about it, we’re in different departments and don’t even work together.
Queenie, would it be rude not to attend? And do I have to get them a gift?—Etty Ket
Dear Queenie,
My husband doesn't have a close relationship with his mother because his grandparents mostly raised him. She lives close by, but I have to remind him now and again to call her or visit her to see how she is doing.
On the other hand, I am very close to my own family and I am fond of his mother and she is fond of me.
Queenie, my question is, should I keep after my husband about staying in touch with his mother? And if he doesn't, is it my responsibility to see to it that she is well taken care of?—Dutiful daughter-in-law
Dear Queenie,
My mother died a few years ago after my parents had been married for more than 30 years.
A while ago my father started dating again and he has met a woman he intends to marry. I consider this a betrayal of his relationship with my mother and I just can’t accept it.
Queenie, it is wrong of me to feel this way?—Miss my Mom
Dear Queenie,
I babysit often for a neighbour. The problem is the mother has the habit of calling me at a moment’s notice, or saying something like “I’ll need you tomorrow, but I don’t know what time.”
The children are well-behaved and I enjoy taking care of them and I certainly can use the money she pays me, but I don’t like having to change my plans at the last minute.
Queenie, how do I get her to be more considerate?—Fed up
