Dear Queenie,
I have a job that keeps me busy all day and after work all I want to do is rest. However, I have a friend who is a non-working mother who feels free to call me to chat any time she feels like it. Sometimes when I am at work I can take time out to talk to her, but sometimes I just have too much work to do or I’m doing something that has to get done right away, and at night sometimes I’m just too tired to talk to her.
Queenie, how do I make her understand?—Working woman
Dear Working woman,
Believe me, all mothers are “working women” – taking care of their child(ren) and their homes – even if they do not have paid outside employment.
As for your friend, when you are too tired or too busy to chat feel free to tell her so (politely, please) and cut the conversation short, or, if you know she is the one who is calling you, to just not answer the phone.
