R. Eric Thomas

Several days after my second fall, my wife and I were in a store waiting in a fairly long line for a register to open. One of the clerks at...

Dear Eric: Eighteen years ago, I got into a relationship with someone who was separated from his wife. He was upfront about never wanting to remarry, but in no hurry...

Dear Eric: This man swears in front of my nephew. He's made comments about hitting my sister if she did or said something he'd disliked. He constantly makes belittling or...

Dear Eric: My son has two beautiful children and a wonderful wife. I wanted to move to be closer to my grandchildren, but my son said that he and his...

Dear Eric: A good friend of 30 years lashed out at me. During a group dinner she announced that she was going to apply for a restraining order against someone...

Dear Eric: How can I lovingly set boundaries with an aging, widowed and childless aunt who is seeking more connection but whose long-standing self-centered behavior – dominating conversations, disregarding others’...

Dear Eric: My wife cannot cut the apron strings and has put her grown sons ahead of our marriage.

Dear Eric: I have missed several appointments in the past year and just realized I missed another one recently. For the previous ones I tipped her double, offered to pay...

Dear Roads: If you’re concerned about the way that this family member, or anyone is driving, you can make an anonymous report to the Department of Motor Vehicles (or Department...

Dear Eric: As an atheist, I am offended when people say they will keep my mom in their thoughts “and prayers.” I sound unappreciative – I’m not at all and...