Dear LK: We bought a dog instead of rescuing one. It cost me a friend

Life Kit

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Kids & Family, Self-improvement, Business, Health & Fitness, Education

4.5 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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An ideological difference over adopting versus shopping for a pet causes a rift between friends. Tania Israel, a professor of psychology, shares advice about how to have difficult conversations with people you care about.

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0:00.0	To a day on the show, I asked my friend to help me find a rescue dog, but then we went with a dog breeder instead.
0:06.7	Now my friend won't talk to me.
0:08.5	Dear life kit.
0:09.6	Dear life kit.
0:10.7	Dear life kit.
0:11.5	Dear life kit.
0:12.5	I have a question for you.
0:14.2	This is Dear Life Kit, from NPR.
0:17.3	How can I become a better caretaker?
0:19.1	How do I deal with my parents' unrealistic expectations?
0:22.5	And we're getting personal.
0:25.0	I'm catching feelings for someone, but they're married.
0:29.2	I'm your host, Andy Tagle.
0:31.2	Every episode, we answer one of your most pressing and intimate anonymous questions with expert advice.
0:36.7	Instead of arming ourselves with our justifications for behavior, can we take off our armor and allow ourselves to be vulnerable?
0:45.7	That's today's expert, Tanya Israel, a psychologist, professor, and researcher who looks at data to understand how people think.
0:52.7	Today, Tanya will help with just that for a listener trying to reach out to her closed-off friend.
0:57.6	Stay tuned.
1:03.6	Okay, Tanya, ready for our question?
1:05.1	All set.
1:06.1	Okay, let's do it.
1:07.1	Dear Life Kit.
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