R. Eric Thomas

Dear Eric: We are not rich, but our financial adviser said we should be in good shape even with our travels if we stay on budget.

Dear Eric: We have tried to bring up the subject of selling the house and using some of the money for her own care, but she refuses. The end result...

Dear Eric: When my family's children were young, they mostly traveled the 200 miles to visit for holidays. Now the children are older, and have jobs, friends et cetera. The...

Dear Eric: Is it appropriate for a woman to give jewelry to a man who is engaged to someone else? I'm not talking about a watch; I mean an expensive...

Dear Eric: I have been married for 20 years. My husband has been on a downward spiral for the last five years. He bought a motorcycle at that time, and...

Dear Eric: Three years ago, my older sister sent me a book that stated that gay people are satanic, Marxist pedophiles. I am gay and wrote her back asking if...

Dear Eric: After her divorce, she became erratic, taking her anger out on everyone around her and making rash decisions we all were forced to resolve for her. Our mother,...

Dear Eric: I move often (roughly every three-and-a-half years on average). I always introduce myself to my new neighbors and often exchange numbers with them. This comes in handy because...

Dear Tired: Ask yourself if you feel that you deserve to be treated better than this. I would humbly, but emphatically, suggest that you do deserve that.

We walk on eggshells the way it is. Help. It is killing grandma and me too.