Podcasts and Giving Advice
A while back, I read the transcript from an interview on NPR. The interview was part of their "Dear Life Kit" series. The subject was a letter someone wrote asking advice about a situation that had previously happened. The writer had uninvited a family member to their wedding when they replied late and informed the bride and groom that they were bringing two uninvited people with them. My first thought when I read the word "uninvited" was whether the two people had an antagonistic relationship with the bride and groom. No. That wasn't the case. There was a limit on the number of people they could have attend the wedding, but the writer didn't mention whether everyone else invited had replied and could come, so there might have been room for these two extra people. Then, I read the advisor's verdict. She declared that the bride had done the right thing but that it was natural for there to be a ripple effect and consequences in the f...