Then check outtheir advice on a variety of social quandariesincluding friends who don’t repay their loansbelow.
Want their advice on how to deal with a sticky social situation?
When Loved Ones Ask for Loans
KRISTEN ASKS:My friend works very hard as a teacher.
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Her husband has a couple of side jobs that dont bring in any real income to support their family.
As a result, they owe me moneybut I see them going out to dinner and shopping.
How do I ask for my $500 back?
HODA KOTB:I wouldnt ask for the money back, but I also wouldnt give them any more.
JENNA BUSH HAGER:I totally agree.
Youve already given, so now you could stop if you feel uncomfortable.
HK:Youve given with a big heart, and you might reassess whether you want to keep giving.
You dont have to give a reason why.
When Friends Don’t Train Their Pets
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They have two large dogs who are allowed to roam free and are fed scraps from the table.
After dinner, the plates are put on the floor for the dogs to lick!
The lack of handwashing prior to meal prep is an issue as well.
I think theyre starting to wonder why we avoid going to dinner at their home.
What should we do?
JBH:I think youre doing the perfect thing by suggesting another location.
Pick a restaurant, or invite them over to your place.
And for what its worth, I doubt youre the only ones avoiding their house!
Im getting the vibe that using emoji in texts is cringey.
JBH:We love an emoji.
HK:We dont care whats cringey.
If someone thinks its cringey, we dont care.
Well use one emoji or 10 emoji.
We get to decide, and how they receive it is their problem.
I think worrying about how someone is viewing you shouldnt be your vibe.
Its not our vibe.
JBH:Be yourself.
If you are emoji filled, same with us, girl.
Our family members intentions are good, but they do not pick up on this.
In fact, they post a lot of photos of our kids.
Were stuck because we dont care that pictures are taken; only the posting bothers us.
And it would break their hearts to hear we want them to stop.
JBH:I have said to people, By the way, no posting.
JBH:Tell them its something youre trying to stay away from because you want to protect your children.
The people who love them will want to protect your kids too.
I totally understand that.
