Thanks, BlogHer!

Hello readers, I just wanted to put in a short thank-you to the amazing bloggers I met this weekend at BlogHer '13. I hope some of you enjoy what you see here at Forest for the Trees and the rest o…

Helping a Friend With Depression

Dear Vered, One of my best friends, who lives far away, is clinically depressed and extremely socially isolated. She's leaned on me for a while over instant messenger during the day, and conversati…

Rude Roommate

Dear Vered, My roommate is really rude. We were acquaintances, not really friends, in college, and it seemed like a good idea to move in with someone that I was less close to, since a bad roommate …

Cooking for One

Dear Vered, I live alone, and I just looked over my bank statements for last year. I spend waaaaay too much on eating out. As in, I spend more on eating out in a week than I do in groceries for the…

Gifts From the Boss

Dear Vered, I came back from vacation over Christmas and New Year's to find a substantial holiday gift on my chair from my boss that must have cost over $100. It's really nice, but I didn't get her…

Weight at the Holidays

Dear Vered, Every year at holiday gatherings with family, my uncle has made comments about my weight. I've always been a little chubby, but I'm active, my doctor says I'm healthy, and there's reall…

Quit Smoking For Me!

Dear Vered, How do I get my awesome boyfriend to quit smoking? I don't need to tell him it's disgusting, he hates that he smokes, yet the smoking cessation kit he ordered sits unopened on the kitch…

Don’t Marry Her!

Dear Vered, When my good friend started dating a new lady, I was immediately put off by how standoffish and wrong for my friend she was, but I wasn't worried because I figured she was a fling. My f…

We’re Not Waifs

Dear Vered, I recently visited one of my best friends who lives across the country. When I stepped off the plane to meet her, I'm ashamed to admit that I had to stop my jaw from dropping. She's put…

I’m the Noisy Neighbor

Dear Vered, I’ve lived above an empty foreclosed condo for about a year, but last month new buyers moved in, and I’ve already gotten two notes under my door telling me that I’m too loud. It’s a hug…