It's Father's Day, a logical time to turn this space over to a dad, who can dispense invaluable advice.
Or, perhaps unvaluable advice. Depends on your perspective. Let's get to the mailbag, which has been piling up since last year.
Dear Dad: My boyfriend and I broke up about six months ago after three years. After our breakup, he started dating my younger sister and now they're in love. Here's the issue: Every July 4, my family gets together to watch the fireworks in Suisun City and I know my sister and my ex-boyfriend will be there this year, even though I guess there won't be fireworks this year. I don't want to go, but I also know this is an important event for my parents. What should I do? Go and get my feelings hurt or stay away and hurt my parents' feelings? — Broken-hearted in Fairfield
Dear Broken: That's a tough decision, especially in other years because that fireworks show is so great. Years ago, we used to drive down there and spend the entire day at the waterfront. But that meant it took an hour or more to get home, because there was so much traffic. I finally came up with a solution: Now we drive to Marina Boulevard and park near where it intersects with Highway 12. It's a little bit of a walk to downtown, but when the fireworks end, we head to our car and we're on our way. You can just shoot up Marina, turn right on Railroad and turn left on Sunset. You're right back near our home. I hope that helps.
Dear Dad: Since the pandemic started, I've worked at home, but now my company wants me to return to the office. My office is in Oakland, which means an hour-plus commute, even if I take BART. I love my job, but now that I've experienced working from home, I realize I like that freedom, too. What should I do? Look for a new job, go back to the office or something else? — I Love My Home Office in Suisun City
Dear Homey: People like jobs for different reasons. Some love the work, some love the people and sometimes it's a mix. Take, for instance, the people who worked at the bar in "Cheers." They got on each other's nerves, but it seemed like they had fun working. I mean Cliff, Norm and Frazier weren't employees, but Woody, Sam, Diane and Rebecca all were. They bugged each other, but they seemed like they liked working in that bar. That was a great show. I'll take that over any sitcom since, even including "The Office" and "Friends." It had that great theme song, too, right? "Cheers" was great. I hope that helps.
Dear Dad: I haven't gotten my Covid shot for a variety of reasons. The question is whether I should tell others that. I guess they might be more at risk around me, but I'm not sure. And is it any of their business? Please advise. — Unvaccinated in Vacaville
Dear Unvaccinated: Too bad you didn't go to a vaccine clinic, because they were amazing. They were organized and professional. It was very different than the physicals we used to have when I was in middle school and high school when you needed one to play sports. I remember we had one doctor who charged $10 for an exam. You'd walk in and he'd say your name. If you answered, he'd say your hearing was good. He'd ask you if you felt all right and if you said you did, he'd pass you. Then he'd measure you and weigh you. Those physicals were crazy. I hope that helps.
Reach Brad Stanhope at bradstanhope@outlook.com.
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