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The Spin Advice Column

The Spin is a modern take on the classic advice column. Get out of your head and take mine for a spin. New posts every Friday!

I usually look to incoming blog submissions for questions to answer in the weekly column and trust me; there is no short supply of titillating queries.

• My husband’s family hates me; what should I do?
• How do I apologize to my best friend for making a racist joke?
• I’m struggling with FOMO; how do I get better at being alone?

And as much as I’d love to resolve The Case of the Corrupt Coworker that has been fixed at the top of my inbox, this week I’m taking on a question from a much closer source… myself.

That’s right, this week, we needn’t look any further than my crumbling existence for inspiration. After all, how reliable is a budding advice columnist who can’t admit to needing advice from time to time? With that, I submit the following question for consideration by the group and myself:

Submission:

Response: