Dear Amy: I have been walking buddies with a neighbor for the last 12 years. We walk together about once a week. While I usually enjoy our time, there have been unsettling emotional outbursts from her, either crying or screaming about one thing or another.
She has even yelled at me personally, which was shocking and embarrassing to me, and I admit I have yelled back once or twice — and I am not proud of it. It’s very out of character for me to behave that way, and I really hate it when I allow myself to be reduced to that level. I can usually look past these incidents because usually I enjoy our walks, the communication, and the laughs. But last week she screamed at me again.
