Author Archives: Tough Talk: An Advice Column

Tough Talk, I Just learned a secret and that is my “sister” is actually my “mother” and my mother is actually a great aunt.  Things were different way back when but even today, it would cause a lot of grief and hard feelings when all these relative realize they’ve been lied to for years.  Also,Continue reading “Today’s Column: May 30, 2023”

Join TT in commemorating the 35th President’s 106th Birthday. Happy Memorial Day. I’ve been busy with apartment hunting, but we’ll be back with the emotional honesty you’ve come to expect. Have a great summer.

Tough Talk, My sister-in law is a nasty piece of work.  She is the wife of my younger brother and as much as I do my best to tolerate her, she is always making rude and snide remarks.  She always has something negative to say.  I tell my brother to snap her in line andContinue reading “Classic Tough Talk”

Tough Talk, My sister-in law is a nasty piece of work.  She is the wife of my younger brother and as much as I do my best to tolerate her, she is always making rude and snide remarks.  She always has something negative to say.  I tell my brother to snap her in line andContinue reading “Classic Tough Talk”

Tough Talk, I live in a state that has a five cent bottle deposit law and every week I take them back to my grocery store.  The lady who “guards” the redemption center is a real snot.  She ignores me when I approach, makes an annoyed expression and haughtily takes the bottles and cans andContinue reading “Today’s Column: May 2, 2023”

Tough Talk, I have a condition called stereotosis which is where I daze off, stare at people for extended periods – and sometimes drool as well.  People who don’t know about this think I’m being rude, but it is a bona fide condition and my doctor and I aren’t sure what to do about itContinue reading “Today’s Column: April 28, 2023”

Tough Talk, My boyfriend is a great guy: kind, decent and is a genuinely nice guy.  I’d be lying if I wasn’t thinking of spending my life with him.  Unfortunately, he has a habit that really bothers me.  When we go out to dinner or shopping and we become separated, he yells my name soContinue reading “Today’s Column: April 27, 2023”

Tough Talk, My sister keeps her cat litter in the kitchen where my 14 year old niece always goes to when we’re visiting her aunt.  I ask my sister to move the cat litter as it places my niece in danger.  But she refuses.  Can’t she see how this could spill out of control andContinue reading “Today’s Column: April 26, 2023”

Tough Talk, I come from a large and extended family where we have been close going back decades no matter how far apart we are. However, my younger brother married a woman who always seems to be starting problems and keeping us apart.  We’ve spoken to him about this, but he looks at you likeContinue reading “Today’s Column: April 25, 2023”

Tough Talk, My ex-sister-in-law went through a bitter divorce after she learned that my brother cheated on her.  He wasn’t perfect, but neither was she.  But because of all the proof she had, my niece and nephews think she is a saint and their Dad is a piece of crap.  I just learned that sheContinue reading “Today’s Column: April 24, 2023”