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 ...

Her son is often on the receiving end of her anger. When he’s alone staying with us, he is calm, happy, helpful, an all-around good kid. She shows up, and within five minutes, he is so different, ...

My husband and I are in our 70s and have never really been able to get close with our daughter-in-law. She has a very ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is irked by people who order food to take home when ...

Dear Eric: “High Call Volume” wrote to you concerning the friend with whom he reconnected, only to receive multiple calls a day. The letter writer wrote, “It drives me nuts for him to call so much.

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: “High Call Volume” wrote to you concerning the friend with whom he reconnected, only to receive multiple calls a ...

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 boyfriend and I said “I love you” to each other a few weeks ago. He said it ...

Our daughter-in-law overheard a discussion I had with my husband about her tantrums. Now she and our son have cut us off and won’t even let us see our grandson.

They were here to pick up my grandson a few weeks ago and she had one of her tantrums. She stormed out of my house, slamming the door so hard the weather station fell off the wall and broke apart.

Why do I not have any close friends at this stage of my life, after being committed to my family and community for so many ...