V20 N39
November 3, 2022 V20 N39
November 3, 2022 V20 N39
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The Answer Lady invites inquiries from<br />
gentle readers on all manner of relationship<br />
quandaries, matters of the<br />
heart and ethics. If you’d like to send<br />
a query, write to info@exitzero.us. Or,<br />
simply sit back, enjoy a cup of coffee and contemplate<br />
the wisdom herein.<br />
Dear Answer Lady<br />
We have some dear friends who love<br />
to have us over to dinner. The problem is<br />
their dogs. Dogs should be contained when<br />
strangers are in the house but, they think of<br />
them as their children. They get offended<br />
when we do not dote on them or encourage<br />
them to come to us. As a consequence, the<br />
dogs are badly behaved. They jump on us and<br />
sometimes join us at table. Lately, we have<br />
begged off dinner invitations, telling them one<br />
excuse after another. We love their company,<br />
but not their dogs. Is this the price we must pay<br />
for their friendship? — Dog gone tired<br />
Dear Dog Gone<br />
This is why God invented restaurants.<br />
There are so many to choose from, why not<br />
The Answer Lady<br />
Wise answers to perplexing questions<br />
take advantage? In the interim, you must have<br />
a talk with your friends. Sometimes the truth<br />
is not always the kindest option. The Answer<br />
Lady suggests you blame allergies, and you<br />
can’t join them for dinner unless the dogs are<br />
contained. You can also offer that you and your<br />
spouse host dinner or eat out. There are so<br />
many exciting dining choices — Grana and the<br />
newly opened Cricket Club are among them.<br />
Bon Appetit.<br />
Dear Answer Lady<br />
I have a little cleaning business that I run<br />
with my sister. We only do a few homes, but<br />
they are large, whole house rentals that turn<br />
over every Saturday. We were cleaning one<br />
of them last week and at the end, she said, “I<br />
can’t do this anymore. This is my last day.”<br />
She left me scrambling to find someone for<br />
this weekend. No matter who it is, they won’t<br />
be as good as she is. But who does that to<br />
any employer? Don’t you think I deserve an<br />
apology? — Dissed Sista<br />
Dear Sista<br />
The Answer Lady only knows your side<br />
of this, but one thing she does know — you<br />
start talking about the business you run “with<br />
my sister.” You end by saying “Who does that<br />
to any employer.” Which is she? Co-owner<br />
or employee? You better think about this<br />
before you get huffy demanding an apology.<br />
Order one of the Cheese Shop’s beautiful<br />
cheese boards. Grab a bottle of pinot grigio<br />
from Collier’s and welcome her over to have a<br />
serious and open chat.<br />
November 3, 2022 EXIT ZERO Page 49
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