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Asking Eric: Why is my daughter so opposed to my new job?

Getting a pet won’t solve underlying fractures in a relationship. While adopting can bring a deeply meaningful connection ...
The Press Democrat

Asking Eric: The mom is trying to guilt her teen over his desire to go to school

Dear Eric: I am the mother of a wild child. The other day, she ran into our house and asked for a Band-Aid because her friend ...

Asking Eric: Daughter may be getting medical for her family covered under my grandson. How can we protect him?

My daughter apparently gets her medical for her whole family covered under my grandson. She wrote to him saying if he goes to ...

Asking Eric: The neighbor mom’s requests of my college-age son strike me as weird

Dear Eric: My daughter is in a committed relationship with a partner. She insists that she will never get married. They ...

Asking Eric: After paternity test, father struggles with relationship to children

My first concern is my kids, they will always be my kids to me and are incredible, but I do worry deep down that it has affected them in different ways. With that being said, they have all said I am ...

Asking Eric: It was my dream to move here. Now how do I convince my husband we should go back?

Dear Eric: My son is recently engaged to a fabulous woman. I love her dearly. She has always addressed me as Mrs. [My Last ...

Asking Eric: Good Samaritan gets hefty reward for first aid

Dear Eric: I am the mother of a wild child. The other day, she ran into our house and asked for a Band-Aid because her friend ...

Asking Eric: Can I ask my sister-in-law for copies of family photos after my brother’s passing?

"Do you have any advice on how I might approach my sister-in-law about possibly sharing copies of some of the photos, so that I too can have some of these memories to hold on to?" ...