Q: My best friend of 30 years—the one I have shared almost everything with— has changed recently, and I feel an unspoken tension between us. We belong to a larger group of friends and when we’re all together she has started dropping sarcastic comments and rolling her eyes whenever I talk. I’ve done my best to blow it off, but I feel it is very disrespectful. I do not want to lose such a close friend, but I don’t feel that I deserve this.
Q: I have twins in the eighth grade. Over the past few years, they have developed an increasing interest in popular music. I listened to a few of the songs recently and was disturbed by some of the content. My kids tell me everyone listens to this stuff and that it’s no big deal, but I feel uncomfortable letting them listen to just anything. What should I do to minimize the influence I feel this type of music may have on my family?
