Q: I’ve reached my limit with the COVID-19 pandemic. Just when we think that we are getting on top of it, we seem to hit another variant and the next thing we know we are back at the bottom of the barrel, yet again, and expected to somehow bounce back through this infection with the […] Read more
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Extraverts and introverts can learn to live with each other
Q: What is the difference between an extravert and an introvert? A: I would like to approach the distinction between extraversion and introversion by talking about energy. All of us have energy. Some of it is biological, the push you pick up from healthy nutrition, eight hours of sleep at night and daily walks down […] Read more
Helping children cope with loss of a parent is complex
Q: The pandemic has put an extraordinary demand on my husband and me. We have been asked to care for our six-year-old grandson. The problem is this. Our son’s wife died last year, leaving our son alone to care for their child. I am not sure of the medical details of her death, but I […] Read more
Most high school graduates in the dark about their future
Q: As much as all of us were excited when our youngest son graduated from high school earlier this year, I have been a bit reticent about the whole thing. Our youngest son is at a complete loss. At the moment, he has no future. I understand that often as not, young people barge out […] Read more
Changed attitude might help manage difficult employee
Q: I have a real problem. The guy in our shop who is without doubt the best mechanic we have on staff is also the biggest pain in the butt. This guy is totally self-absorbed. It is all about him. Whatever he has or does is the best, the biggest and the most impressive thing […] Read more
Feeling of abandonment requires treatment
Q: I am not sure how attractive I was when I was a young lady,but I never wanted for male attention and when I was going through any number of boyfriends I was never alone for very long. At times, I started a new relationship before I had quite finished with the old one. It […] Read more
Doctor advice recommended before using pot to ease pain
Q: My wife and I are struggling with serious arthritis. It is like we have a race with each other early in the morning over who can get to the medicine cabinet first to swallow another tablet of Tylenol. Lately my son and his wife have suggested Tylenol is not the route to go. They […] Read more
New generation doesn’t follow traditional parenting roles
Q: I have been watching my grandson and his girlfriend for these past few years and the more that I see them the more that I wonder if the way in which the world is going is all that great. My concerns are with gender roles, and who is to do what around the house. […] Read more
Traumatic birth delivers unexpected news to parents, grandparents: what now?
Q: It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. These are, for our family, clearly the worst of times and what makes the whole thing even more difficult is that they were supposed to be the best of times. Our son and his wife gave birth to a new grandchild for […] Read more
Mindfulness can be a way to cope with challenging year
Q: As much as I love my wife I am very tired of her trying to get the two of us into couples counseling where, presumably, we will learn about something called mindfulness. This is a therapy that is supposed to help me feel better. But how do you feel better in the middle of […] Read more
