Dear Amy: My older sister is very successful and kind. She has a habit that makes me feel very resentful, however.
Whenever she acquires a new piece of furniture, she pawns off her old stuff on me. Many of the things she has dropped off at my (rental) house were things that were pawned off on her back in the day.
I came home from work recently only to be greeted by a 40-year-old floral Barcalounger that we have all hated and made fun of for decades. I swear it was just sitting in my garage.
My sister behaves as if she is doing me a favor, but I have everything I want and need.
What should I do?
– Not Sitting Pretty
Dear Not Sitting: You could play this out by photoshopping the Barcalounger in various settings (a meadow, a forest, a beach) and texting your sister taunting photos about how this chair is now living its best life – but not with you.
You could post it on Freecycle or Facebook, or call your local Goodwill (or another donation/resale site) and ask them to put it on their pickup schedule. Someone else will be grateful that this monster is still in circulation.
Dear Amy: As someone named Debbie, I believe it is a blight on all Debbie’s, Deb’s, Debra’s, and Deborah’s everywhere for you to refer to them as a “Debby Downer!”
It is quite upsetting that you would allow and encourage this in your column.
Kindly rescind.
– Disappointed Debbie
Dear Debbie: I’m officially rescinding. Also canceling my T-shirt order.
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