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Asking Eric: How can I make demonstrative friend understand she can’t go around hugging everyone?
Dear Friend: Yes. It’s the helpful thing to do and it might lead to a conversation about what else is going on with Patty.
Asking Eric: Should I warn her she’s at risk of being banned from the supermarket?
Talk to her about the store and then ask her, without judgment, if she needs help. Point out what you’ve noticed and, if need ...
Asking Eric: Aging parents’ anxiety causes a family rift
Dear Eric: My now-retired parents are terrific people. They’re interesting, kind, hardworking and A++ grandparents. My wife ...
Asking Eric: My retired parents are amazing — but also changing in scary ways
Dear Eric: My now-retired parents are terrific people. They’re interesting, kind, hardworking and A++ grandparents. My wife ...
Asking Eric: Now-retired parents’ anxiety reaches new heights
It seems like a classic case of having very little to fill the void of what their careers once were. It makes it exhausting ...
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Asking Eric: My parents’ increasing anxiety is making it hard to be around them
Dear Eric: My now-retired parents are terrific people. They’re interesting, kind, hardworking and A++ grandparents. My wife ...
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Asking Eric: Why do otherwise well-mannered people think open-mouth chewing is socially acceptable?
DEAR ERIC: I play cards weekly with a group. One of the women sometimes chews gum during our games, noisily and with her ...
Asking Eric: How do I tell my friend she chews gum like a cow chews cud?
"One of the women sometimes chews gum during our games, noisily and with her mouth open. This is worse than fingernails on a ...
Asking Eric: My parents are terrific people, but their anxiety is affecting my relationship with them
it's exhausting to spend more than a day or two at a time with them, as the ticks and ruminations start mounting ...
Asking Eric: My co-workers are blackmailing the boss, and it’s a mess for all of us
They have been confronted by one co-worker to stop doing their mess in the office, and they were told that everyone, with the ...
Asking Eric: I’m visiting a friend and staying with them, but there’s one problem
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is somewhat conflicted about staying with a friend when ...
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Asking Eric: My friend wears the same clothes for a month and it’s drawing attention
Should I tell her it’s serious that she may not be allowed in there if she doesn’t tone it down? Dear Friend: Yes. It’s the ...