Siblings
When Your Sister Keeps Asking for Money
Why a repeat ask means the first no was heard as a mood, the sentence with no conditions in it, and what to say when she stops asking you and starts asking around you.
August 28, 2026 · 4 min read
Siblings
Adult sibling rivalry, who carries the caregiving, favouritism, and the long silence after a fight.
Siblings
I Said No to My Sister. Then Came Two Years of Politeness.
Four loans over eight years, one no, and the two years of politeness that followed. What it cost, and why I would still say no — just earlier, and better.
August 28, 2026 · 4 min read
Siblings
How to Tell Family You Can't Lend Them Money
The sentence that ends it, what to say when he pushes back, what to say when it is your partner’s family — and what saying no will actually cost you.
August 28, 2026 · 6 min read
One story and one script, once a week
No advice you have read before, and nothing we would not say to a friend at our own kitchen table.
The list opens shortly. We would rather have nowhere to put your address than pretend to collect it.