Aunt Bossy
Everybody Loses Dear Aunt Bossy, I grew up in a diverse neighborhood and school, have hired people...
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OPINION | Aunt Bossy
by Susan Murphy | Apr 13, 2021 | Aunt Bossy, Opinion | 0
Everybody Loses Dear Aunt Bossy, I grew up in a diverse neighborhood and school, have hired people...
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Mar 16, 2021 | Aunt Bossy, Opinion | 0
HELP FOR DEPRESSION This letter is a couple of years old, but after the brouhaha about Meghan and...
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Feb 28, 2021 | Aunt Bossy, Opinion | 0
Class Will Come to Order! Dear Aunt Bossy, Recently, a couple of us were talking about a mutual...
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Feb 3, 2021 | Aunt Bossy, Opinion, Uncategorized | 0
Make Your Own Movie Dear Aunt Bossy, I am struggling with how to be happy in these horrible and...
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Nov 10, 2020 | Aunt Bossy, Opinion | 0
To Mask or Un-Mask (yourself and others) Dear Aunt Bossy, I happen to know that a friend’s...
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Aug 18, 2020 | Aunt Bossy, Culture, Local Color, Opinion | 0
All Those Isms I hate racism, sexism, ageism, lookism. I hate them because they make life more...
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Apr 14, 2020 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
Damn Panic or Pandemic? The usual way I get questions to answer is by talking to people. Sometimes it is socially and sometimes it is people who actually stop me on the street. Both of those things are out of the question these days, so I will address a couple of the problems my friends and I have discussed on the phone or by email.
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Mar 17, 2020 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
Fear and Loathing Dear Aunt Bossy, I saw on your Facebook page that you just cancelled a five week trip to France including a month at a French school in Villefranche-sur-Mer because you would be near Italy. You mentioned that you were upset with yourself for making that decision. I’d like to know why you say that and also what I can do to lessen the paralyzing fear that has overcome me. Scared Sick
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Mar 3, 2020 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
The Odd Man Out Dear Aunt Bossy, I have a great group of girlfriends and we have so much fun going out together. I also have a great man. My problem is that my friends come from a high socio-economic group with all that implies, including education and professions.
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Feb 18, 2020 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
Unpaid Professionals & Unfulfilled Dreams Dear Aunt Bossy, I am a very talented creative person. I do not have a job in my field, but “friends” frequently ask me to work for them for free or for very little money to “build my portfolio.”
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Feb 4, 2020 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
Advice to Sexy Sally Dear Aunt Bossy, My mother is so out of it I could scream. She has no idea of what it is like to be my age and refuses to learn.
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Jan 7, 2020 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
Workers’ Rights Dear Aunt Bossy, I have a job as a receptionist in a very quiet office. No one has ever complained about my work.
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Dec 17, 2019 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
She Wants to Change Her LifeDear Aunt Bossy, The New Year is approaching and I want to change my life. I am in my late thirties, and my two kids are in their late teens, so I have some freedom. I need a job.
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Dec 3, 2019 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
Respond to the LoveDear Aunt Bossy, I saw that Pence and his family went to Breakwater when they were in town for Thanksgiving. What do you think about that? Does it bother you that they disrupted the restaurant with their Secret Service and picture taking?
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Nov 12, 2019 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
How to Be HappyDear Aunt Bossy, There are so many angry and unhappy people around. I don’t remember it ever being this bad. What do you think has caused this and what can we do about it?Curious Cathy
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Sep 17, 2019 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
Playing Favorites Dear Aunt Bossy, I have twins. They are adorable and smart and spunky. The problem is I prefer one of them and I know I can’t hide it and don’t know what to do. I know all parents have a favorite child, but with twins it is more difficult. What do you suggest? Shawn
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Sep 3, 2019 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
Dear Aunt Bossy, I am in a very awkward, situation and don’t know how to get out of it. I have a live-in all around tradesman whom I inherited. He came with the house and can’t be denied shelter here. He has a very nice little private entrance apartment attached to the house, which belongs to me.
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Aug 20, 2019 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
An Overbearing RelativeDear Aunt Bossy, I have a problem that I can’t seem to solve and need your help. I have an older relative, a second cousin, who lives in the town where I live. He is in his eighties and is handicapped.
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | May 14, 2019 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
The Rent Free Life Dear Aunt Bossy, A couple of acquaintances have informed me that a local woman, whom I do not know, has some kind of weird fixation on me. She accuses me out of the blue of saying things about her, and I have been told this more than once.
Read Moreby Susan Murphy | Apr 17, 2019 | Aunt Bossy, Local Color, Opinion | 0
Mean GirlDear Aunt Bossy, I work with a woman I do not like. Unfortunately, I am forced to spend time with her, and she is always included in our team social gatherings.
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