Asking Eric: Messages to grandchildren go unanswered
Dear Eric: We have sent the grandkids cards, asked them to various events, and sent weekly texts. Most go unanswered, as if they are entitled.
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Asking Eric: We don’t acknowledge death at work
Dear Eric: I’ve seen email thanks from other employees for gifts and flowers they received from the company for births and minor illnesses, but I feel hurt and unappreciated that...
Asking Eric: I fear I will disappoint my therapist
Dear Eric: I’m pretty sure I should seek therapy. As a longtime first responder with probable PTSD, plus recent marital issues and the recent deaths of a number of close...
Asking Eric: Neighbors using unlicensed workers for renovations
Dear Eric: My husband and I live next door to a family that, when having work done at their house, tends to use low-wage, unlicensed workers. We found out they...
Asking Eric: Friend disappears fully into relationships
Dear Eric: Do I cut my losses, and just decline the lunch invitation that will come in five months, and be grateful to the universe for giving me this friend...
Asking Eric: Quiet friend not welcome at Thanksgiving
Dear Eric: My husband and I are seniors. We no longer host Thanksgiving and other holidays, as our youngest son has taken that on willingly. I still prepare a variety...
Asking Eric: We eloped after dating for two weeks
You’re in pain and it won’t help you for me to belabor the past, so I’ll simply say that neither of you put enough consideration into this relationship before tying...
Asking Eric: Friends never initiate social plans
Dear Eric: My wife and I have a fair number of friend groups. We enjoy social gatherings, especially dinners out, with all the groups. But only one or two of...
Asking Eric: Grandfather wants to be the center of attention at family events
Dear Eric: Yesterday we attended a grandson’s birthday party, and he was sullen and pushed to leave early. He's not speaking to me today to punish me.
Asking Eric: Family friend wants to set house rules for my home
Dear Eric: Friends of ours, who live on the other side of the country, have a daughter who is a senior in college in the same town we live in....