It might be time to rekindle lost love
Should I ignore this or should I send her some towels? Maybe she just doesn't want us to visit? -- MIL who Doesn't Want Trouble
DEAR MIL: Your daughter-in-law is responding to a very sensible question with a snarky little joke. The next time she says this, you could (of course) walk over to her and use her pants to wipe off your hands. But wait -- you don't want trouble (good for you).
The next time you visit you should bring some nice (but not fancy) hand towels for the household, and treat this whole episode as a lighthearted quirk.
DEAR AMY: Oh, the letter from "Angry Widow" really struck a chord. Just after her husband died she discovered his infidelity with another married woman. She said she also discovered missing documents.
I hope this widow goes through her finances very carefully and lets the girlfriend's husband know that he should also review his finances. It can be expensive to have an affair, and that money had to come from somewhere. -- Angry Reader
DEAR ANGRY: Good point.
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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.)
