How to Pick Up Other People's Problems

"We absolutely do not have to pick up other people's problems," Ryan says. "If you don't find value from it, you don't have to carry those boulders and carry them forward" If your mom is offended by the idea that you might inherit everything she owns, ask questions instead of hurling accusations or being self-righteous. It opens up the conversation in a way that is not judgmental but simply curious.