Remember a time when you said something to a stranger and instantly regretted it because of how offended they got? Or, maybe you’ve been at the receiving end of a thoughtless question or poorly chosen words that left you embarrassed, enraged, or wondering who raised the person you were talking to. Even if your heart…
Some people make knowing everyone’s business their business. They love to go shopping for details in other people’s lives, no matter how personal or private. No question is off-limits or inappropriate for them. Unfortunately, it’s not always possible to tell these kinds of people where to shove their unwanted curiosity, no matter how badly you…
When your kids are little, you’re probably the first person they ran to when they fell off their bikes and suffered an injury, fought with their best friend at school, or couldn’t figure out what to do for a school project. Now they’re all grown up and it feels like you know next to nothing…
As incredulous as it may seem, some people have a fear of succeeding. Sometimes it’s born out of past trauma that makes them associate success with negative consequences. Sometimes it’s just because they don’t want to have to push themselves or be expected to give more than they already do. Regardless of the motivations behind…
