Queenie
Dear Queenie,
I work at home and because I don’t go to a place of business my family and friends don’t consider it “real work.” They are always calling me to ask me to look after their kids or go out to lunch with them or just to chat. But if I don’t get the work done I don’t get paid.
Queenie, how can I convince them to leave me alone during my working hours?—Home worker...
Queenie
Etty Ket
Dear Queenie,
When you eat in a restaurant how do you calculate the tip – as a percentage of the food part of the...
When you eat in a restaurant how do you calculate the tip – as a percentage of the food part of the...
Worried mother and wife
Dear Queenie,
Both my children and my husband are very much overweight. I’m worried about all of them but if I...
Both my children and my husband are very much overweight. I’m worried about all of them but if I...
Klutz
Dear Queenie,
I’m very clumsy and I’m always bumping into things or tripping over them, so I usually have some...
I’m very clumsy and I’m always bumping into things or tripping over them, so I usually have some...
Need to know why
Dear Queenie,
My (ex-)boyfriend told me out of the blue that he was done with me. He didn’t give me any reason...
My (ex-)boyfriend told me out of the blue that he was done with me. He didn’t give me any reason...
Fatty’s sister
Dear Queenie,
My sister has always been overweight and finally recently she decided to go on a diet. We are all...
My sister has always been overweight and finally recently she decided to go on a diet. We are all...
Old-fashioned
Dear Queenie,
What ever happened to the custom of a man asking a woman’s father – or both her parents – for...
What ever happened to the custom of a man asking a woman’s father – or both her parents – for...
Wife without flowers
Dear Queenie,
My husband helps me around the house and tells me all the time how much he loves me. He is a...
My husband helps me around the house and tells me all the time how much he loves me. He is a...
Etty Ket
Dear Queenie,
When you are riding in someone else’s vehicle, is it rude to ask them to turn on the radio to a...
When you are riding in someone else’s vehicle, is it rude to ask them to turn on the radio to a...
Reluctant host
Dear Queenie,
With all that bad weather in the USA my sister in New York wants to come down here with her children...
With all that bad weather in the USA my sister in New York wants to come down here with her children...
Just wondering
Dear Queenie,
What do you say when people ask “How are you?” if you’ve been really sick or are having some...
What do you say when people ask “How are you?” if you’ve been really sick or are having some...
Angry offspring
Dear Queenie,
When I moved out of my parents’ house to live on my own I only had a small apartment with not...
When I moved out of my parents’ house to live on my own I only had a small apartment with not...
Unappreciated, disrespected and unloved!
Dear Queenie,
I need to draw on your emotional intelligence.
Last night I was to cook for three friends. I expected...
I need to draw on your emotional intelligence.
Last night I was to cook for three friends. I expected...
Not rich like them
Dear Queenie,
My husband and I have much less income than my brothers and sisters and their spouses. We live a...
My husband and I have much less income than my brothers and sisters and their spouses. We live a...
Creeped out
Dear Queenie,
Last year I had a summer job with a local businessman. After I’d been there a week or so he started...
Last year I had a summer job with a local businessman. After I’d been there a week or so he started...
Window watcher
Dear Queenie,
I’m a married man and have no intention of cheating on my wife, but I can’t help noticing that...
I’m a married man and have no intention of cheating on my wife, but I can’t help noticing that...
Disgusted
Dear Queenie,
I’ve been dating a man who broke up with his former girlfriend after they had been together for...
I’ve been dating a man who broke up with his former girlfriend after they had been together for...
Undecided
Dear Queenie,
My ex-wife is getting married and I received an invitation to the wedding. Our divorce was by mutual...
My ex-wife is getting married and I received an invitation to the wedding. Our divorce was by mutual...
Etty Ket
Dear Queenie,
For Christmas a friend gave me a present that was an obvious re-gift. It even had her monogram on it...
For Christmas a friend gave me a present that was an obvious re-gift. It even had her monogram on it...
Trying to accentuate the positive
Dear Queenie,
My girlfriend and I have been friends since high school and she’s been my girlfriend for a couple...
My girlfriend and I have been friends since high school and she’s been my girlfriend for a couple...
Recent bride
Dear Queenie,
My parents paid for a very nice wedding for me and my husband. But now they want to know exactly what...
My parents paid for a very nice wedding for me and my husband. But now they want to know exactly what...
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