Style & Living

Dear Alice,

I enjoy your plan very much. However, I feel so resentful that I have to even be on a diet. My sisters are all thin, and I watched them Shabbos as they ate whatever they wanted. It’s so unfair that I have to work so hard to lose weight while everyone else has it easy. I know I shouldn’t compare myself to others, but I can’t help but feel frustrated. I end up going off track because a little voice in my mind tells me I shouldn’t have to work this hard, and I deserve to enjoy just like everyone else. Can you help me get some perspective on this?

I read a book called Running on Empty: Overcoming Childhood Neglect. I also read Hold Me Tight, which is a solution for healing through healthy loving attachment.

Recap: Yonah spends some time with Andy Goodman. He tells him how the Civil War is being taught without mentioning slavery. They hear that there has been a cross burning at a black church. 

Some of the most complex cases we handle at our firm, Wisselman Harounian & Associates, involve “premeditated divorce planning.” These are cases where one spouse undermines his or her unsuspecting partner by hiding away assets for months and even years before the proceedings start.  Usually, this individual has more control over the income and assets of the family and is the main financial decision maker, whereas, the unsuspecting spouse is “in the dark” about the party’s financial circumstances.

One of the most important ways we can leave a legacy for our loved ones is by drafting the appropriate testamentary documents. An individual can designate who should receive his or her assets when he/she dies by signing a Last Will and Testament and making specific “bequests,” or gifts, therein. When an individual dies, the will must be admitted to the court for approval before the assets can be distributed.  This process is called “probate.”  The Court “proves” the will and ensures that everything was done properly. 

Recap: Yonah went to the Freedom School; he was helping men learn the information they needed to be able to vote when a neighbor came in wielding an ax and threatening everyone there.