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 ...

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

there are rooms in the house that are no longer able to be moved through or are overrun with stuff from decades ago.

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

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 Eggshells: You both were under a lot of stress and also grieving. It’s easy, and common, in those moments to say the ...

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 ...