Dear Mike Cares, how would you answer this question? *case of the brain-dead Zen mother

DEAR MIKE CARES: My sister has become very interested in Zen meditation. I'm afraid she has become obsessed with it. She spent a week at a special meditation workshop during which she said she meditated all day, every day to the point that her back hurt from sitting so much. She's now saying she wants to become a Zen priest, which necessitates spending three months at a Zen center meditating constantly. My sister has a husband and two teenage daughters I think she's neglecting. She earned a master's degree in economics at a prestigious university but works only part time as a bookkeeper to allow more time for her Zen center. How can I politely persuade her to focus on her family and career, and let Zen meditation be her hobby rather than the focus of her life? -- PRIORITIES IN THE WEST

DEAR PRIORITIES IN THE WEST: If your sister has a shaved head wears orange toga robes and sits on her ass all day humming words to songs no one has ever heard of then she is gone baby gone and may need an intervention or a one-way ticket to Chink-Land. However, if her newly found interest only provides her an excuse to do nothing all day because her Zen state keeps her “unclouded by judgement or desire,” then someone needs to politely slap her back into the reality of careers, shopping, PTA meetings, paying bills and raising a family.  Remember, that fat fuck Buddha and his army of monks don’t face the pressure of having jobs, mortgages, and families.  Those brainwashed Zen droolers spend their entire miserable lives walking around the monastery gardening and silently bitching about why they’re not allowed to have internet, booze or party with those sweet cloistered nun babes from the Catholic joint on the other side of town. Good Luck and Keep in Touch! Dear Mike Cares is also on X, Instagram and Facebook (whatever they are.) Email me your stupid questions at DearMikeCares@gmail.com