July 2009

    You certainly are popular with family members now. Seems everybody is coming to you for advice and counsel. If this annoys you, I understand. You have been giving them advice for years, and they neither listened nor heeded what you told them to do. Now they are in some kind of bind and are wondering what they ought to have done differently. Be kind. "I told you so" are some of life's cruelest words. Let them know, however, that if they choose to ignore your opinion, you would rather they not come back to you for further guidance. If I don't miss my guess, this month will find you wishing for some time alone and finding it difficult to express that wish without hurting peoples' feelings. You are generally very companionable. But only when it's by choice. Now you may be under more strain than usual because of added expenses you didn't count on and the impending presence of people from your past with whom you really would rather not have to spend time. If I didn't think the AMA would come down on my head, I would prescribe Valium by day and Ambien by night. If you're against medications of that ilk, sneak a shot of Jack Daniels into you chamomile tea in the am and a jigger of J&B into your warm milk at bedtime.