My 9 year old walked in on me dropping a lobster into a pot. She won't speak to me no...?

My three year old son often helps me with grilling, and I give him tasks like going to grab a chunk of apple wood or cherry wood for smoking, by looking at the pictures on the bags of wood. This…

Top stories for Long   My 9 year old walked in on me dropping a lobster into a pot. She won't speak to me now, and cried for hours. What should I do? David Lewinnek, 20+ years engineering, mostly cars and factory equipment • Updated June 7, 2022 My three year old son often helps me with grilling, and I give him tasks like going to grab a chunk of apple wood or cherry wood for smoking, by looking at the pictures on ... Read more » 2K 201   In DBT therapy, have you ever heard of a 72 hour no-contact rule with the therapist due to particular self-injurious behaviors? SingSongTX, Retired college professor; music therapist; therapy client • Updated April 12 Yes, that's called "withdrawal of warmth" in DBT language—only it's typically a "24-hr no contact rule." It is a punishment for bad behavior. Therapists who punish their cl... Read more » 901 157   Can you be "downgraded" on a flight? Bob, former Radar Mechanic - Air Defence at Australian Army (1976-1996) • Answered April 27 Absolutely. Happened to me in 2021. My wife booked a flight for both of us from Perth to Adelaide. Business class (my wife hates to fly, and we find the extra space helpful... Read more » 2.1K 62   Your boss calls you into their office and says that they have to fire you unless you come clean about what you did. What are you getting fired for? Mary Gordon • Updated December 26, 2020 I almost got fired once because of my clerk! She had worked for the company for over 30 years. Everyone knew her and trusted her. Everyone liked her. At the time, we had a ... Read more » 6.5K 179   Was anyone ever forced to dress like a little girl and be a flower girl in a wedding as a teenager? Tallulah • Answered May 17 My mom made me wear a dress that looked like it was for a toddler when I was 15. My mom thickly diapered me to insure no leaks and no need to be changed. I had a very sever... Read more » 19 2   Is it better to sell our current house now and buy a new one or wait until the recession? Niall MacDonagh, A reasonably smart consumer. Good at spotting scams • Answered June 15, 2022 I went through this exercise with a neighbor not so long ago. He was celebrating the rising market as the value of his home was rising and, due to a growing family, he was ... Read more » 1.2K 99   In the Godfather, why on earth did Carlo agree to the risky decision to set up Sonny Corleone? He should have known he would be the first suspect. Or was he that dumb and bitter over how Sonny beat him in public? Lilo Galente, Watched the films and read the book. • Answered November 9, 2020 Sonny threw Carlo a sustained thorough public beating that established for all to see, despite their comparable size and strength, who was the top dog and who was not. Peopl... Read more » 196 25   When writing a novel, if my protagonist is a bad person, how do I make the reader root for them? Brian Overland, Writer, critic, actor, author of books on computers such as "C++ Without Fear" • Answered April 11 The technique is almost childishly simple, and yet it is worth a million dollars. And I'm going to give it to you for free. Ready….? The key to making ANY protagonist "root ... Read more » 707 32   Is it rude for me to tell my doctor I won't get a colonoscopy and say why I won't do so? Patricia O'Neil, Nurse Practitioner • Answered April 23 No, not rude, but stupid yes. I had a patient who I tried to explain why he needed a colonoscopy so many times I can't count the number, provided the non-invasive fecal car... Read more » 6.2K 899   What would cause a jet to crash nose first, 90 degree angle, into the ground? Randy Duncan, Airline Pilot, Boeing 737, One of the U.S. majors. • Updated April 10, 2022 First: I'm just an airline pilot and not an accident investigator so I'm no expert. Second: If you're thinking about the Chinese 737–800 (Not a 737 MAX) crash that occurred ... Read more » 1K 144   I bought a car from a dealership and they sold me a stolen car. How do I give the car back and sue them? John Burns, lives in Derby, Derbyshire, UK • Updated May 10 About 20 yrs ago, I bought a car (Peugeot 405) from a car dealer fairly local to me for £1200. About a month later, there was knock at the door early one night. Two big bur... Read more » 2.2K 61   What do they call pepperoni pizza in Italy? Martin Bayer, Chef (1994-present) • Answered April 12 When I was a kid, my family went on a European vacation. Venice was one of our stops. I remember ordering a pizza with pepperoni in a restaurant and the waiter delivering a ... Read more » 1.9K 92 Read more in your feed

Never miss a story. Designed for readers on the go.

Missing out on Quora emails? Be sure to add us to your primary inbox. This email was sent by Quora (605 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe. https://www.quora.com