Category: Manners Matter
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Manners Matter: Political Tug of War
By Mary Pat Dear Mary Pat, The political season is heating up already and everywhere I go there is talk of the debates, who is still in the race, who is out, and we still have a year to go! I have very strong political convictions, however, I would rather not discuss them while waiting […]
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By Mary Pat Dear Mary Pat, I don’t mean to sound too petty here, but I have trouble this time of year with the mass exodus of the county. I’m not talking about tourists and visitors, I’m talking about the residents who flee for warmer states for the winter. Door County is seasonal, and […]
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Manners Matter: Not Looking for Advice
By Mary Pat Dear Mary Pat, I’ve noticed that while updating friends about what’s going on in my life (the usual stuff: job, wife, kids, etc.), there is a tendency on their part to offer unsolicited advice. Mind you, I am not complaining during these conversations – more or less just sharing what my life […]
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Manners Matter: Three’s A Crowd
By Mary Pat Dear Mary Pat, Is there ever a nice way to tell someone you’d rather not hang out with their significant other? I have a friend I’ve grown close to but it seems that every other time I ask her to hang out, she’ll agree and then later ask if it’s okay if […]
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Manners Matter: No Time to Chat at the Gym
Dear Mary Pat, I just joined a local gym and although my time there is limited, it is still very precious to me. How do I let other gym-goers know that I don’t have time to chat? I’ve tried keeping my ear buds in but find that some people will stand there and wait […]
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Manners Matter: Be the Positive Influence
Dear Mary Pat, I am in my first year participating in school sports and on a personal level, so far so good! But on a team level, not so much. Whenever our coaches ask better of us, some of my teammates come up with excuses as to why they can’t try harder. They whine and […]
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Manners Matter: It’s Not Worth A Family Feud
Dear Mary Pat, Six months ago, my older brother (married, with children) had a hard time finding employment in the city where he lived. I helped him find a decent paying job here and let him stay with me rent-free in my tiny apartment while his wife looked for work here too. He stayed […]
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Dear Mary Pat, My husband and I are new to the county. We’ve made friends and are adjusting pretty well considering we are starting from scratch. There have been a couple of people, however, who are a little too curious about us. One asked me why we don’t have children and another asked my […]