I thought my friends would always be there for me, but it only lasted until they had kids.
Being excluded hurts. When I mention it, they say, “You don’t have kids. I didn’t think you’d want to come.” It feels like a slap in the face. I need my friends more than ever right now because I feel very alone through one of the toughest times of my life.DEAR FRIEND:You are in very different phases of your lives right now. They may sincerely believe that being invited to kid parties would bore you, as would their constant chatter about what their precious little ones are doing, saying, etc.
If you explain that you need their emotional support after everything you have been through, they may step forward. Recognize that your friends with kids are a “package deal.” If you bond with their kids, it might bring you all closer. However, if that doesn’t happen, you will have to summon the energy to find new friends whose lives better align with yours.I bought my roommate the most beautiful pair of earrings for her birthday.
I don’t have pierced ears, but the earrings in question could be made into an adorable necklace. I think if she doesn’t want them, it would be nice for me to get them back since they were expensive and I like them so much myself. How can I politely ask if she plans on ever wearing them, and if not, if I can have them back? Or would it work better if I suggest that we can each get one earring made into a necklace so that we can match?Ask your roommate to tell you honestly if she likes the earrings you gave her.
Tell her that if she doesn’t, you do like them — very much — and would be glad to give her something else of her choosing. Then suggest that she might return the earrings to you so you can use them to make matching necklaces. I don’t think it would be rude, and neither should she.
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