The letter to Carolyn Hax, published 19 June, on which this was based can be summed up as, “Mom dropped the letter writer’s stepdad [who may’ve been the only father the writer ever knew] for her college friend — and wants her kid to be as happy about it as she is.”
Ms. Hax’s response included the words: “Your mom discarded your stepdad possibly with infidelity and apparently without compassion. And she’s oversharing shmoopie new love details without regard for your interest in them. And seems unwilling to consider that you can simultaneously care about your stepdad, want her happiness and want a little distance from it all.”
Ms. Hax also said that Mom’s reaction to her kid’s lack of interest in the “shmoopie new love details” – “At least [so-and-so] wants me to be happy” – made Ms. Hax “want to jam my thumbs a little too hard into my own eyeballs.”
Charliegirl Premium Member 3 months ago
Waaaayyyy too much TMI.
Darsan54 Premium Member 3 months ago
Ouch.
DHBirr 3 months ago
The letter to Carolyn Hax, published 19 June, on which this was based can be summed up as, “Mom dropped the letter writer’s stepdad [who may’ve been the only father the writer ever knew] for her college friend — and wants her kid to be as happy about it as she is.”
Ms. Hax’s response included the words: “Your mom discarded your stepdad possibly with infidelity and apparently without compassion. And she’s oversharing shmoopie new love details without regard for your interest in them. And seems unwilling to consider that you can simultaneously care about your stepdad, want her happiness and want a little distance from it all.”
Ms. Hax also said that Mom’s reaction to her kid’s lack of interest in the “shmoopie new love details” – “At least [so-and-so] wants me to be happy” – made Ms. Hax “want to jam my thumbs a little too hard into my own eyeballs.”