I can’t do this job without him, but he’s never on time.
: A friend retired and gave me her well-paying, once-a-week job doing industrial cleaning. It pays a sizable chunk of our bills.Dear Abby: Can I get out of dinner by invoking her reclusive brother?at 5:30. It causes fights.I was raised to believe, “If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, then you’re late.” His attitude is, “Why worry about when we show up?”
How can I handle this? I’m so done. I can’t lose this job, and I can’t do it by myself! It’s HIPAA-protected, so not just anyone can do this with me.: How important is it that you start promptly at 5:30? Could all the work get done if you started at 6? However, if the problem persists, remind him that the extra income helps to pay important bills. If that doesn’t motivate him, stop fighting, contact the friend who gave you the job and ask if she has any suggestions about someone who could do what your husband has been doing. I wish you luck.We have always made friends with our neighbors, including a young couple with a toddler two doors away.
What’s the best way to handle this? Friends who know more about dogs than we do tell us it’s impossible to break dogs of this habit. Do you think that because we haven’t complained they think we’re OK with it? We want to be good neighbors.Dogs have been known to bark because of separation anxiety. If your neighbors are away when their dog is creating a problem, and you have expressed nothing about it, you or your partner must let them know.
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