My partner and I have a baby boy and live together. We are nearly 40
Please advise how to deal with this situation.
-- Weary
Dear Weary: You can say to your colleague, "I'm upset about all of this, but I don't want to talk about it at work." If he persists despite your request, you should go to a manager.
Good managers don't want employees to have problems with each other; equally important, they don't want for one employee to disregard a direct, reasonable and respectful request from a co-worker.
Dear Amy: The letter from "Upset Mom" made me see red. This woman had the nerve to judge the value and quality of birthday gifts her twin sons received.
I was once a parent who struggled to afford small things like birthday gifts. I hope others didn't judge me the way this woman judges this other mom.
-- Furious
Dear Furious: I've received a large volume of responses to this question. All agree that "Upset Mom" should find something else to be upset about.
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(You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribpub.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or "like" her on Facebook. Amy Dickinson's memoir, "The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them" (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.)
