Asking Eric: As a female contractor, my efforts at networking are met with sexism

I’ve given educational presentations in my spare time, only to have attendees crack jokes or ask questions as if they were ...

Asking Eric: My father’s house and habits are so dirty I always get sick

Dear Eric: My 92-year-old father and my 66-year-old brother live together in another state. My father lives at home, is ...

Asking Eric: My son and daughter-in-law never reciprocate giving gifts or restaurant dinners

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is fed up buying gifts for their son and ...

Asking Eric: My kids can play with the neighbors’ children, but not at their house

I also don’t want my child saying anything that will hurt her friends’ feelings, because the situation certainly isn’t their ...

Asking Eric: I don’t want my late father’s best friend in my life, but I don’t want to hurt him

DEAR ERIC: I’m not sure what to do about my deceased father’s best friend. My father’s friend is currently 86 years old. I ...
Cleveland.com

Best of Asking Eric: Why does my neighbor expect my son to mow their lawn and vacuum their home?

Dear Eric: My neighbors are a family of four, with two teenagers. We’ve been neighbors for 10 years with no problems. This past year they went through a traumatic incident with one of their kids, but ...
Sun Sentinel

Asking Eric: Why is this neighborhood mom asking my teen son to come vacuum her house?

Dear Eric: My neighbors are a family of four, with two teenagers. We’ve been neighbors for 10 years with no problems. Asking Eric: Hosting ungrateful relatives ruined my holiday, and I’m still angry ...
MLive

Asking Eric: Neighbor keeps asking my son to help her around the house

Dear Eric: My neighbors are a family of four, with two teenagers. We’ve been neighbors for 10 years with no problems. This past year they went through a traumatic incident with one of their kids, but ...
MassLive

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

Dear Eric: When my brother passed away many years ago, my sister-in-law kept the family photo album that belonged to him. The family photos in my sister-in-law’s possession include many from my ...
MassLive

Asking Eric: My friendship ended over a boundary I set

Dear Eric: I recently set boundaries with a friend who would vent to me about another friend of theirs, with whom I’m only barely acquainted. I asked them to stop processing this other friendship of ...
East Bay Times

Asking Eric: My own husband mooches expensive meals off me

Dear Eric: My husband of 15 years has many sterling qualities. The issue? He is cheap! He’ll graciously allow me to treat him to expensive meals and say, “Thank you,” while overtipping the cute young ...
East Bay Times

Asking Eric: What should I say if I see this woman after the dog park nastiness?

Dear Eric: My husband and I often go to an off-leash park near our home. There is one woman who regularly frequents the small-dog area with her little doggo. We do not know her well, but we are polite ...