Dear Annie: My wife and I have a milestone birthday. We plan to rent a large house in the south of France for a month and invite family and close friends to celebrate with us. Some family members and friends know our intentions and are excited to unite us.
The cost of renting this town for a month is $ 25-30,000, not including food. We have checked, and it seems to be the price and we really like the place. Would you like to ask for donations to help make up for the cost of this house? We do not expect people to pay the march rate to stay -but anything would be appreciated. Thoughts?
—Well to beg
Dear, I hate to beg: Generally, if you are the host, you are expected to make the invoice for lodgings, especially because those who are already taking on trips and other expenses only to celebrate -you. If the financial help is really necessary, you may want to consider -less as a birthday trip and more as a group holiday, you and your wife, direct -you.
Be in front of the jump. Share which town you have landed with your guests and invite you to join them if they can. Something in the line of: “We are covering as much as we can.
Ultimately, if you and your girlfriend organize the trip and have your heart located in this house, you should both be ready to bring most of the cost.
Dear Annie: It’s pretty hard to talk to my mother about anything lately. Every time I try to talk to her about anything, she becomes an argument. She wants to raise my past and what I have happened with my son’s biological father. He always wants to cause my past trauma and believes that he will somehow affect me will affect me differently. All he does is do -miserable and shout -because he wasn’t there to protect -me.
How can I let go of things and try to have a better relationship with my mother and not affect my relationship with my new husband and son?
—Da daughter
Dear Cordial: It makes sense that you want to look forward instead of receding when it comes to your relationship and your child. Your mother should know what you do and do not want to talk, and if you do not respect your wishes, you will not converge at all. Get to choose which topics are safe when reconstructing your relationship with her.
Your child needs you to choose the present, not in the past, so it’s fine, even necessary, to explain to your mother.
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