Sunday, 19 September 2010

Your Agony Aunt is IN



Many thanks, Confused in Herts

Dear Confused, 

It is obvious that this guy is crazy about you! What you need to do is this: Lurk near to the stationery cupboard, as much as possible. All day if you can! If you see him coming, grab him, drag him in there and profess your undying lust. Failing this, you may need to take the above action with someone in your company who is superior to both you and the object of your desire... this will prompt your guy to know his true feelings. 

Best of luck!


Dear TIFIP, 



So I'm feeling a little traumatized!

Dear Traumatized, 

Minced Gourami makes an excellent orchid fertilizer. 





a) slap her?
b) walk away sobbing slightly ? or

Dear Sobbing, 

My first reaction is to offer to send you some minced gourami to hide in her sock drawer. And I DO think that would be socially acceptable in any sensible society (plus she'll never know it was you!) 

My second reaction is: Is your friend usually so unfeeling? Sometimes people say really stupid and hurtful things because they have had a dreadful day or are stressed out about something you aren't even aware of. If you think this may be the case, perhaps you could try broaching the subject with her again. "I feel so low about his atypical autism diagnosis..." and see how it goes. 

It may be that your friend is just not able to give you the support you need right now, and you may need to look into a support group for this. Perhaps she can be your friend in other ways? Friendship is precious. I hope it works out all right. 



Grandmother Mary said...

You may be on to something here. Your answer to Sobbing was insightful, supportive and, in my view, right on. I think there lurks a therapist within! Me, I wanted her to slap her silly!

Unknown said...

If it was me, she'd be finding out just how digestible teeth are. well, maybe.

Mrs F with 4 said...

Dear Grandmother - I hope it was HER you wanted to slap, not me!?

Thanks for your advice Nan. She has a lot going on in her life.... so I decided the best thing to do was suck it up and let it go. I daresay it won't be the worst thing I get told!

Grandmother Mary said...

Oh, Mrs F with 4, yes, for sure, her! Her thoughtless comment stayed with me for a long time and I felt so bad for you- as if hearing that kind of news isn't bad enough!
There are many support groups for parents with kids on the autistic spectrum and also they've found a number of kids actually suffer from internal brain seizures so insist on an EKG for your son.

Anonymous said...

I'd have gone for the slap. You are much nicer.

Anonymous said...

How come Chicken Foot didn't get a reply???