When she does arrive, she reminds me she’s ADHD and pokes fun at me for being so uptight about time. My mom is dying, my ...

We’ve offered to hire a professional organizer to get the home in order and create a safe environment for them.” ...

In a past Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who doesn't feel compelled to attend the college graduation ...

When her mom was going downhill, I was the sounding board for my friend. Every detail. Every procedure, argument. Same when ...

About a year ago a good friend lost her mother at an advanced age. Six months later she lost a brother rather suddenly to cancer. We’ve been friends for decades and are now both retired. We’ve seen ...

It’s important to remember that generosity from others – in good times and bad – isn’t an invoice that we have to scramble to ...

I know grieving takes time and everyone is different. When I resisted any more minute-by-minute details, I was told I wasn’t a good friend. Am I really a bad friend because I just ...

If you can, let the experience be water under the bridge. Reach out to your friend. Tell her you miss her. Ask her if you and she can start again. Dear Eric: My parents are retired and enjoying the ...

DEAR ERIC: My husband and I are in our 70s and have never really been able to get close with our daughter-in-law. She and our ...

Dear Eric: I’m in my early 30s and seeing a really great guy. He checks a lot of boxes for me and I’m happy with him. My ...

Dear Eric: Thirty-three years ago, I became pregnant and the man I was dating dropped me like a hot potato. I had the baby on ...

If you can, let the experience be water under the bridge. Reach out to your friend. Tell her you miss her. Ask her if you and ...