R. Eric Thomas

Dear Eric: When we moved to our new home, we realized we had a great view of our town’s Fourth of July fireworks. Last year we invited a diverse group...

Dear Eric: I have gotten snarky comments over the years whenever I post pictures of my children and grandchildren enjoying ourselves, e.g. "Oh, you went on vacation and did not...

Dear Eric: I spent more than two decades as a substance-abuse clinician. Both my niece and then later my sister reached out to me because my niece has been using...

Dear Eric: He is now using our elderly mother as a therapist, talking to her for hours on end about all his worries and anxieties. This is a huge burden...

Dear Eric: Both my wife and I pleaded with her brother "Sid" to come home, that their son needed them. The social workers, Bobby's doctor and his counselors have tried...

Dear Eric: I work in an outpatient center where I, along with a few others, see multiple patients (lactating parents working on feeding their babies). On my lunch break, I...

Dear Eric: My cousin and his second wife moved to the small town where I live. She has everything going for her, yet she can't seem to stop complaining. My...

Dear Eric: How on earth are they all going to be able to manage? We feel sure any money they inherit will disappear because they are ignorant of investing, taxes,...

Dear Eric: Mary gets angry if I don’t call her enough but often sounds annoyed when I do. The push-me-pull-you is exhausting.

Dear Eric: She is upset that she hears noises from other units. In retaliation, she makes noise so that the rest of us will have to experience what she is...