Dear Care and Feeding: I want to care for her, but this is getting out of hand.
My niece recently started college close to where I live. Her family lives in a different state. She asked to stay over one weekend, early on, and I gladly hosted her. Then the requests to stay for a weekend became more frequent. She has roommates in her tiny dorm room, and she enjoys having a room to herself and good food when she stays over. I love my niece, but I also love my alone time. I have a very demanding job, and I need time to recharge on weekends. I’m an introvert, which doesn’t help.
Of course, I don’t want to hurt my niece, and I want to be supportive of her—I know being away from home for college can be challenging. What do I do? I don’t mind hosting perhaps one weekend a month. How can I share my feelings about this with her? I want her to know I care about her, but that there’s a limit to how much time I can spend with her, for my own sake.Just tell her everything you’ve told me. Never underestimate the power of pure, straightforward honesty.
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