MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'ask victor the cat'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:57:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4230262&cid=t_419714_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2FW3zG7EsCtsM%2F That said, I think it’s less about what you suggest to your family, and more about how you suggest it. Still, there’s no way that everyone is going to be pleased and happy every year, content with the knowledge that their idea is the best idea. So do what you can, in the most diplomatic way possible. Failing that, start pricing flights to Fiji. – Blisstree relationship advice columnist Victor the Cat on how to deal with family members and presents around Christmas, from his post: Ask Victor the Cat for Relationship Advice: Solving Holiday Gift-Giving Conflicts With Family Post from: BlissTree (Source: Genetics and Health) Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4230262 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 15:00:19 +0100 4230262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214214&cid=t_419714_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FHgyvzcYwUGw%2F Dear Victor: Christmas is coming, which for me means major stress about a particular family-related issue. I have a huge immediate family, and everyone has their own ideas about how we should handle Christmas gift-giving. These differences cause major arguments, underlying resentments, and even serious rifts. Some family members think that everyone should buy a gift for everyone else (despite the fact that there are dozens of us, and as many different budgets). Others think they should only have to buy Christmas presents for those family members to whom they’re really close. Still others are adamant that each gift be incredibly special and personalized, even if you only see the recipient once a year. (No iPods or coffee grinders allowed.) And, get this: Some of my adult family member... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214214 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:40:21 +0100 4214214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197159&cid=t_419714_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FnwdKxUMc2dg%2F Dear Victor: It’s a short work week, so I’ll make this brief. I recently started dating a guy that I actually had a relationship with in high school (for six months), and then again in college (for another few months). Now, eight years after that, we’ve started seeing each other again. (He currently lives in our hometown, but is in the process of moving to my city — but for him, not for me.) It’s only been a few weeks this time around, and we’ve been able to take things slow, which is good. And we’ve been friends for a long time — also good. My question is: How can I make sure we don’t repeat the same mistakes we made in the past? Namely, conflict due to different life goals and communication issues? Signed, Seriously Stumped Dear SS: I... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197159 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:13:42 +0100 4197159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4175807&cid=t_419714_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FMi6YuPV_GiQ%2F – Blisstree relationship columnist Victor the Cat with pragmatic advice for yet another reader with a complicated love-life issue, from his post: Relationships on the Rocks: Sex, Lies, and Victor the Cat (Ask Him for Advice) Post from: BlissTree Personally, I think your girlfriend owes you an explanation (however brief) about why she uses the secret cell phone in the first place; and why she went “ballistic” and threw you out of the house. However, in a romantic relationship, we rarely get the responses, reactions, and results that we want. (Which is why I’m glad I’m a cat whose balls have been cut off. I don’t require or crave romance, only platonic cuddling.) Unfortunately, you may just have to accept that you and she aren’t together anymore, and that the relationship is ov... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4175807 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:00:48 +0100 4175807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4168022&cid=t_419714_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FEqp22W2WCLY%2F Hi Victor. I’ll cut to the chase. My girlfriend and I have been together for about four years. She has two kids and I have one but we treat and see ourselves as a family of five. There have been problems in the distant past, and last April she moved out. That lasted for about three weeks, and we’ve been back together since then. I’m not perfect, but have been trying to be the best guy I can be for her. In the past I was mistrustful, but that was a long time ago. But you know how it is — when an argument starts it always gets brought up. Up until last Tuesday, everything was going well; there had been a bit of, shall we say, distance from her, but all-in-all we spent every day together and knew everything about each other. She then ditched important plans on us, and then I f... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4168022 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:49:42 +0100 4168022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4125085&cid=t_419714_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FE72ZbOLStt0%2F Back to the weekly grind. Here I am again, Victor the Cat, giving you free relationship advice and expecting nothing in return except a moderately tidy litterbox. Here’s a question from a Blisstree reader named Bri: Dear Victor: I really like a guy from my acting class. I’m a senior in high school and he is a senior in college so it gets complicated from the get-go. He seems to be into me, we talk several times a week, and then he kissed me once. He asked me to hang out but we are both really busy so it never happened. Then once when we were alone rehearsing a scene we ended up making out. It’s been a month since then and even though I kept trying to set things up, we still haven’t hung out. He seems to want to hook up with me again, but I’m starting to feel like he just ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4125085 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 16:47:38 +0100 4125085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105629&cid=t_419714_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fask-victor-the-cat-our-fat-feline-tackles-your-toughest-relationships-woes%2F People, I have no more teeth. Remember my dental surgery last week? Well, they yanked them all out while I was asleep. me-OWW. (Okay, they left two tiny ones for posterity. How humiliating.) Now I have to eat the cat food equivalent of mashed-up old-people food for a while. And the tall lady I live with is always trying to shove a dropper full of what I understand are antibiotics in my mouth. Nasty business. On the upside, I’ve been sleeping around 20 hours a day. (Thank you, pain meds!) Now, I may not have any teeth left, but here’s what I do have: Relationship advice. And this week, it looks like a deeply troubled reader named Kristen could really use some. (Fair warning: Kristen’s multi-part question is long and very serious, so settle in and make sure your laptop has ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105629 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:40:02 +0100 4105629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105633&cid=t_419714_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fbut-%25e2%2580%2594-and-this-is-important-%25e2%2580%2594-i-wouldn%25e2%2580%2599t-immediately-jump-into-a-relationship-with-your-best-friend-take-some-time-be-alone-and-get-your-head-together-mourn-your-recently-e%2F – Blisstree’s relationship advice columnist, Victor the Cat, dispensing love-life counsel to a reader (moments before the fat cat’s own dental surgery), from his post Ask Victor the Cat: Our Fat Feline Returns to Solve Your Relationship Troubles Post from: BlissTree But — and this is important — I wouldn’t immediately jump into a relationship with your best friend. Take some time, be alone, and get your head together. Mourn your recently ended relationship. Then, after a while, when you and your best friend are more clear-headed (provided she’s available), you can explore the idea of having a real relationship with each other. Hot damn, I’m good. Best of luck to you, Paul. I’ll think of you as I’m eating my dinner through a straw. (Source: Healthbolt) Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105633 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:00:46 +0100 4105633