How can I get my mom to understand that the self-esteem of delivery people will survive even if I am unable to lavish effusive praise on them?

Dear Prudence has been caring for her 73-year-old mother at her home after she injured herself in a fall.

The problem is how she ended up hurt in the first place.

My parents mostly have their groceries and other necessities delivered by Instacart , UPS , FedEx , etc. My mother is convinced it is the height of rudeness to not be at the door to thank each and every delivery person.

Dear Prudie: My wife has always liked to talk, but in recent years , she's become a lot wordier and loopier.

She will launch into a long and complicated tale with many twists and divergences that rambles on for hours and hours .

I love her very much, but her obliviousness is painful, and I can feel the faint scratchings of contempt.

My husband thinks very highly of his stepfather and credits him for saving his mother from single parenthood.

So is it OK for me to offer her to stay with us without running it by him? I'm worried about the worst-case scenario: Imagine you invite her to live with you indefinitely and she accepts, but your husband gets mad or annoyed.