I am keeping a family secret. What do I do?
I listened to your episode about uncovering a family secret and it got me thinking even more about a family secret that I'm holding onto. My sister got pregnant years ago after basically having a one night stand. She started dating someone not long after and they decided to just pretend like the baby was his. My niece is now 10. She has no idea that the man she calls dad isn't her dad. I am sure she'll find out someday one way or another. And I can't help but worry that she will be mad at me for not telling her. I hate to keep the secret. I've asked myself what a mentally strong person would do and I don't know the answer. Please advise.
My sister-in-law gives me unwanted advice. What do I say?
My sister-in-law feels the need to tell me what to do all the time. She makes suggestions for what I should wear when I'm going to an event. She makes suggestions on where our family should go on vacation. She tells me what to do to build my business but she has literally never owned a business. I usually just say "Okay" and change the subject because I don't want to have conflict but it's annoying that she seems to know everything. What can I say or do to make it stop?
My girlfriend always asks me how I feel. But I don't know how to feel so what should I say?
My girlfriend is always asking me how I feel about stuff. I don't really have an answer. I'm not exactly experiencing deep emotions every second of the day. I'm not sad or happy. I'm just there. She doesn't seem to believe me though and she gets frustrated. Is it normal to just not know what I feel or to not feel anything? What am I supposed to say to her?
I discovered a family secret. How do I bring it up with my parents?
I found some old paperwork that revealed a family secret that my parents obviously went to great lengths to cover up from me and my brother. But now that I know the truth, I want to confront my parents to really know what happened. I don't want to upset them but I don't want to walk around pretending I don't know either. How do I bring it up so I can learn the rest of the story without causing them to panic know that I have this information?