Dear Second Child,
My downstairs neighbor parks his car on the street and refuses to move it on street cleaning days. Often, this just results in a ticket, which doesn’t seem to bother him enough to put the car in the garage, but this week a traffic cop finally put a boot on his car. I happened to be signing for a package while it happened and technically could have knocked on his door to alert him, but it seemed important he learned his lesson. Was I in the wrong?
Thanks,
Un-Neighborly in Nob Hill
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Dear Neighborly,
Mama is kiss? Yay! Yay clap clap baby. Mama is kiss.
Sincerely,
Second Child
Dear Second Child,
My only living grandparent recently passed away. I was laid off from my job this month and can’t afford to fly to Chicago to attend the funeral, but I do have money saved for an upcoming trip to Portugal where I am planning to propose to my girlfriend. Should I skip Portugal and attend the funeral, or “live my life” as my grandpa always suggested I do.
Thank you,
Bereaved and Broke
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Dear Broke,
Baby clap yay! Baby love mama. Kiss baby? Kiss. Yum kiss.
Love,
Second Child
Dear Second Child,
My father-in-law gave us a check for $1000 when our son was born a few years ago, which was extremely generous. I gave birth to our second baby, a daughter, this Spring and so far we haven’t gotten anything from him. I’m starting to wonder if he only gave us the check because it was our first child, or if (I shudder to write this) he only “rewards” us for producing sons? He’s definitely very old-school conservative, but I can’t bring myself to confront him about the situation. Should I just shrug and move on and be thankful for the first check, or ask my husband to get some clarification?
Many thanks,
Heir, Apparently?
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Dear Heir,
Mama yay. Kiss kiss mama. Baby sleep shhh. Baby go sleep now. Kiss kiss.
Fondly,
Second Child