Dear Queenie,

I live alone and I’ve been thinking about getting a pet, a dog or a cat to keep me company, but I worry about how I would feel if anything happened to the animal like if it just got old and died. And I’m getting on in years myself; what would happen to it if I died – how could I be sure it would be taken care of?

Queenie, what’s your opinion?—Undecided

Dear Queenie,

My sister’s children are so spoiled!

They have a tantrum if things aren’t just the way they want, like if they don’t like the food that’s being served or they can’t have some toy that some other child is playing with, and they never do anything to help out like make their own beds or help clear the table after dinner or pick up their toys when they’re done playing with them.

And their parents never do one thing to discipline them.

Queenie, what’s going to become of kids like that?—Worried aunt

Dear Queenie,

My sister’s children are so spoiled!

They have a tantrum if things aren’t just the way they want, like if they don’t like the food that’s being served or they can’t have some toy that some other child is playing with, and they never do anything to help out like make their own beds or help clear the table after dinner or pick up their toys when they’re done playing with them.

And their parents never do one thing to discipline them.

Queenie, what’s going to become of kids like that?—Worried aunt

Dear Queenie,

My mother has her favourite grandchildren that she praises all the time and does things with and gives lots of gifts.

The others she practically ignores. She gives them gifts on their birthday and Christmas and that's about it. If she does talk about them it's to complain about how they almost never visit her and how rude they are when they do.

The fact of the matter is they don't like her very much because of the way she treats them and when they do visit her and she starts in scolding them for something they just walk away and leave.

Queenie, is there any hope she will ever do any better?—Disgusted