Dear Abby: They say rude things about my fast walk, and it annoys me

DEAR ABBY I have a fast walk and since I have been working as a housekeeper at a hospital I often get comments about it Related Articles Dear Abby I m just trying to have a nice holiday dinner but people s feelings get hurt Dear Abby Should I tell her about these letters from her husband Dear Abby I think it s rude to talk about kids in front of non-parents Dear Abby He s the ideal man for me but I feel like everyone is judging us Dear Abby I wish people would quit telling me I need to get dressed In my previous profession waitress and bartender that never happened perhaps because it is common in a high-energy industry Interestingly comments I receive like Run run run or Where s the fire are never directed at doctors nurses or my supervisors Maybe it s about my age I m a strong healthy and energetic years young Comments about my fast walk annoy me I usually retort with I m not walking fast You re watching me too slow I m thinking of having T-shirts made that say on the back Yes I walk fast Abby what do you think about this Do you have a quick and slightly snarky response I could throw at these rude insensitive people SPEEDY GAL IN CANADA DEAR SPEEDY GAL These people may not intend to be rude Rather than look for methods to dismiss them which would likely cause hard feelings just smile and keep walking at your own pace If you feel you must respond say This is how I get the job done and keep moving DEAR ABBY I am an -year-old man who is in recent days retired and in relatively good medical My wife is about the same We lately received a request from our son who is for his share of the inheritance now rather than later It came as a shock He is selling his company which is valued at million to million He tells me he is cash-poor which affects the leverage of his sale While we have the money we would have to empty our savings and cash in specific investments We are not destitute by any means and can perhaps manage this but I m wondering if I should be offended by the question of an advance inheritance I ve never dealt with this before and wonder if you have any thoughts about the propriety Should I involve my other children It affects them too TAKEN ABACK IN TEXAS DEAR TAKEN ABACK The people you should involve in this decision are your lawyer your CPA and your financial adviser I hesitate to advise you to involve your other children at this point for fear it will start World War III DEAR ABBY My wife constantly disrespects me She s controlling and puts our son and his children ahead of me She refuses counseling while I go to counseling often She doesn t want to cook for me or do anything that will make my life easier All she does is complain argue and pick fights She has now allowed our son who is a drug addict and alcoholic and his two small children to live with us Related Articles Asking Eric My husband s family sings so badly that they ve ruined music for me Harriette Cole She wants a job with my company but I ve heard about her mistakes Miss Manners My neighbor who is not poor thinks I m her crisis pantry Dear Abby I m just trying to have a nice holiday dinner but people s feelings get hurt Asking Eric My mother just informed me why she plans to cut me out of the will I have no peace in my home and I have remained faithful despite getting no affection I have sacrificed years to be with her only to be constantly rejected She hadn t healed from a toxic relationship before we were married but I didn t know it was this bad I need someone to love me ALONE IN MICHIGAN DEAR ALONE You say you go to counseling often What does your therapist have to say about your sad situation If this person is advising you to stay and be miserable my advice is to change therapists Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren also known as Jeanne Phillips and was founded by her mother Pauline Phillips Contact Dear Abby at www DearAbby com or P O Box Los Angeles CA