Plus: The neighborhood spies keep reporting on my mother’s house.
: This week I received an invitation to a “pre-wedding celebration” for a woman I have never met. It looks like a bridal shower invite, but I honestly don’t quite know.He finally figured out that the woman is the fiancée of one of his co-workers.
You are not obligated to attend a party held for a total stranger and attended by other strangers. You are not obligated to give a gift to this person.A little over a year ago, in discussion with my mother’s doctor, I decided it was in her best interests to move into assisted living. All throughout the estate sale and listing the house for sale, we kept the relatives informed so they wouldn’t feel the need to maintain constant surveillance on the property.
Although my relatives are well-intentioned, I don’t want reports of how the new residents maintaining the property.How do I tell those sweet, elderly relatives that I just don’t want to know?
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