Dear Queenie,
My daughter and her children live with me. She is a good mother, but sometimes I wake up at night and she is not there, she has gone out and just left a note for me saying where she is going and when she will be home.
I have asked her to tell me in person ahead of time before she goes out, but she still does this. She says she doesn’t want to wake me up if I am already asleep and as long as I am there the kids will be okay.
Queenie, what do you think?—Home-alone grandma
Dear Grandma,
I think your daughter should tell you before you go to sleep that she will be going out, so that you will know even in your sleep that you have to be aware that she is not there. She also should check with you ahead of time to be sure you are not planning to go out.
