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Asking Eric: Grandmother critiqued over folding laundry
Dear Eric: I am a youngish widow with an empty nest. Last year I moved to be near my daughter to help her with her young twins. My daughter and...
Asking Eric: Grandkids are being kept away from dentist
Dear Eric: My grandchildren, ages 10 and 14, have not been to a dentist since long before Covid. I have brought up the subject with their mother and she agrees...
Asking Eric: Wife finds intimacy with an old friend
Dear Eric: My husband of 24 years has no interest in me. He鈥檚 a hard worker and stays busy all the time. I asked for a divorce, but he won鈥檛...
Asking Eric: Parents won鈥檛 stop prying into finances
Dear Eric: I鈥檓 26 and have been living on my own in an apartment for two years. I ran into some financial difficulties and had to get some money from...
Asking Eric: Grandmothers in competition over newborn
Dear Eric: Our daughter is expecting her first child, our first grandchild, in a couple of months. Our daughter and son-in-law live about an hour closer to his family than...
Asking Eric: No one wants to hear traveler鈥檚 stories
Dear Eric: I have been fortunate to have met a number of well-known people and visited many locales worldwide, often, due to my business, places where tourists don鈥檛 go.
Asking Eric: Sisters disagree about brother鈥檚 debt
Dear Eric: My brother is always struggling financially. Because I am between jobs, instead of turning to me, as he has in the past, he recently turned to our sister,...
Asking Eric: Mom disapproves of daughter鈥檚 boyfriend鈥檚 job
Dear Eric: My daughter is dating a young man whose parents, at one point, belonged to some religious group that believed in having lots of children -- so they had...
Asking Eric: Destination wedding leaves old friends adrift
Dear Eric: My husband and I recently attended a destination wedding 1,500 miles away for the daughter of friends we have known for more than 50 years. We gave a...
Asking Eric: Father hid son鈥檚 affair with step-sister from Mom
Dear Eric: My son recently announced that he and his wife are divorcing. Shortly after that, I found out my son had an affair with the daughter of my ex-husband's...