Any suggestions to update, or at least omit the blatantly wrong answers, fall upon deaf ears.
, I’m going through my files and choosing some of my favorite “vintage” columns from over the years. The following Q&As are both from 2020.My parents have the original Trivial Pursuit game, circa 1983. At various get-togethers, my mom will drag out this relic, and enthusiastically try to rally us around a good old game of “General Knowledge.”
I’ve become so exasperated by their childish behavior, and refusal to update, that I simply refuse to participate. We used to enjoy the familial camaraderie, but it now seems ludicrous to me, when most of these questions are no longer relevant.Your folks have anchored themselves to this particular tradition. They are eager to recreate times of togetherness.
I assure you, if you don’t laugh about this now, you will regret it later. Some day , you and your siblings will be going through your folks’ stuff. You’ll pull out that well-worn relic and fight over who gets to keep it.Ask Amy: I gave my husband a taste of his own medicineI am a middle-aged, happily married woman with a wonderful husband. We have a relationship that others spend their lives trying to find, and we are both extremely grateful.
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