Asking Eric: Couple’s retirement threatened by unemployed son and overly generous dad By R. Eric Thomas October 30, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Eric: I am 62 (F) and my husband is 65 (M). While our older...
Asking Eric: Sibling’s messy home raises alarms for family By R. Eric Thomas October 29, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Eric: I’m the oldest of three. My middle sibling has routinely been to the...
Asking Eric: Sister ponders sharing family secrets By R. Eric Thomas October 28, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Eric: I have two brothers with storied pasts from 60 years ago. My older...
Asking Eric: Friend lashed out By R. Eric Thomas June 2, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Eric: A good friend of 30 years lashed out at me. During a group...
Asking Eric: Aging aunt is increasingly demanding By R. Eric Thomas June 1, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Eric: How can I lovingly set boundaries with an aging, widowed and childless aunt...
Asking Eric: We are at an impasse in our marriage By R. Eric Thomas May 31, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Eric: My wife cannot cut the apron strings and has put her grown sons...
Asking Eric: Appointments occasionally slip my mind By R. Eric Thomas May 30, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Eric: I have missed several appointments in the past year and just realized I...
Asking Eric: Family member been let out of tickets for years By R. Eric Thomas May 29, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Roads: If you’re concerned about the way that this family member, or anyone is...
Asking Eric: Keep me out of your thoughts and prayers By R. Eric Thomas May 28, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Eric: As an atheist, I am offended when people say they will keep my...
Asking Eric: Sister ghosted me after the election By R. Eric Thomas May 27, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Eric: I’m 70, and my 68-year-old sister has ghosted me over politics. After the...
Asking Eric: Son and family living in squalor By R. Eric Thomas May 26, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Eric: My son is in his 40s and has been a stay-at-home dad for...
Asking Eric: I don’t want him at the funeral By R. Eric Thomas May 25, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Eric: My father recently passed after a long battle with dementia. My 45-year-old son...
Asking Eric: Grandparents drive to Florida every year By R. Eric Thomas May 24, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. Dear Eric: My grandparents spend the winter in Florida every year, traveling down from Michigan....