Help! I Moved Home to Rebuild My Life. My Family Has Other Plans for Me.
SlateEvery week, Dear Prudence answers additional questions from readers, just for Slate Plus members. —Where Is My Village Dear Village, Since money isn’t an issue for you, one option would be to pay for a couple of hours a day of a local high school or college student’s time, and set a regular schedule for them to ferry the kids to and from activities. The next possibility is to simply say “No, I’m not available.” If you choose to give detail, you can explain your volunteering and therapy schedule. It will be difficult to deal with the feelings that follow—namely, your stress about your siblings’ negative reactions, and your concerns about your nieces and nephew’s safety in the car with your parents. But look at it this way: You’re either going to be stressed while focusing on rebuilding your life in the way you planned or stressed while doing what everyone else wants you to do.
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