Dear Eric: My mother is 88 and recently entered a nursing home. She has not been diagnosed with any specific mental deterioration, though she has become very forgetful.

My mother has always been a gossip but she’s getting more scathing as she ages. Now 88, her hurtful comments are destroying our family.

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who doesn't like visiting their family's messy home.

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