— WashingtonWashington: It is, unless everything goes to heck and you get into a difficult relationship you dread ending and someone you love love love dies and that mediocre job becomes the one rock you can cling to and you find yourself wondering why you were ever so worked up about one stinkin’ birthday. Dear Carolyn: I've had some tough blows lately, the kinds of things that lead friends and even slight acquaintances to offer sympathy and help. My style was to tough it out, which earned me great praise for strength, dignity, blah blah blah. Seems too late to ask for support, and frankly I don't want to lose all those strength and dignity points. As for the specifics, it’s not too late, and “dignity points” don’t mean anything if they’re obtained through falsely brave pretenses.

Source: Washington Post January 01, 2021 04:52 UTC