Dear Katie:

Glad to read you are back to the treadmill. Did I mention to you that I have a treadmill too? Funny how I got it: a neighbor’s wife used to take the daily walk outside that I take. One day she was chased by a bear and got so scared that she didn’t dare do the walk anymore. So, her husband bought her a treadmill. Some time later she died and he offered the treadmill to me one day while I was  on my walk. Later he died (they were both elderly) and I still use their treadmill- their legacy in my life!

I am not expecting yoga classes in-person to resume any time soon, not at the height of the pandemic. But when classes do resume, if I was you, I would sign your daughter to a class and make it a condition for her living with you- to attend that class. I can’t see any other way to motivate her to try something new.

Regarding “bf” who is still contacting you to tell you that he dreams about you and thinks about you when he wakes up- how do you feel about it, does it feed your hope? And .. does he say anything else???

anita