The Ethicist: Should I Have Lied to Help My Kid Brother Get Vaccinated?

[ermingarden]

My brother is 16 and lives with my parents. I am in my 30s and live several hours away. We have good relationships with one another, although my parents are extremely anti-Covid vaccine and anti-mask. They cannot be reasoned with over the issue.

After the Delta surge died down, I went home to visit. My brother — who is no rebel — asked for my help to get vaccinated because my parents would not let him.( Read more... )

Ask a Manager: My Employee Is a Fucking Sealion

[minoanmiss]

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[conuly]

Dear Amy: My stepdaughter, “Serena,” and her husband, “Ned,” have two small children, ages 2 and 4. They also both have demanding, stressful jobs.

During the pandemic, in order to help out, I offered to cook dinner four nights a week for her family.

Serena very much appreciates my help and almost always enjoys what I cook – soup, chili, meatloaf, spaghetti sauce, stews, chicken enchiladas, and the like. All dishes that transport easily.

The problem is that Ned does not like onions. I put onions in almost every entree I prepare!

His mother apparently catered to this aversion and never used onions in her cooking. Of course, I could leave out the onions in the portions I give her family, but Sarah wouldn’t find the dishes so palatable.

In addition, their two children might develop the same aversion, so omitting onions would only perpetuate the problem.

Also, to me, leaving out onions deprives this family of the opportunity to try new tastes.

Do you have any words of wisdom?

– Bay Area Stepmom Cook

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[conuly]

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My little sister has always been one of my closest friends. Whenever I start seeing someone new, or go through a breakup, have issues at work, or anything like that, she is usually the first one I tell. But she is also super close to our mom, and a lot of the time I tell my sister something, it makes it to our mother, which I don’t always want to happen. Once our mother hears about something, she gets on my case, and then I end up fighting with her and being mad at my sister.

I want to stay close with my sister, and she often gives me really good advice, but how do I make sure all my news isn’t instantly shared with my mom? --- MY SISTER’S A BLABBERMOUTH

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