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My cousin (more like a sister) has been making some extremely rash and concerning choices over the last year. After she had her second baby, she left her husband and started seeing a series of ...

Dear Eric: My dad and I are super close. Or so I thought. I have six siblings, four of which live in the same town he does. I live many hours away. I speak to him daily. Whenever he needs anything ...

Dear Eric: I’ve been mentoring a young lady since she was in middle school. She’s in her early 30s now. She came from a very difficult background but has always had great tenacity and a circle ...

Dear Eric: My brother passed in 2023. He was not married and had no children. He left an estate of $1.5 million. My two sisters and I split his estate equally and have finally closed the estate.

Dear Eric: My cousin (more like a sister) has been making some extremely rash and concerning choices over the last year. After she had her second baby, she left her husband and started seeing a ...

This builds the trust needed to ask for help. Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at [email protected] or P.O. Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110. Follow him on Instagram @oureric and sign up for ...

Dear Eric: Soon after we had our first child, my wife uncovered a repressed memory that she had been sexually abused by her father when she was 18 years old. I’ve always encouraged her to share ...

Dear Eric: Like “Grieving the Future”, I am facing an old age without grandchildren, as both of my sons have decided to not have kids. Not only have I fostered relationships with my neighbors ...

Dear Eric: Our daughter’s mother-in-law has separated from her ailing husband of more than 45 years. They appeared to be happily married during our last 20 years of interactions. Recently she ...

Dear Eric: I live in a very rural and rather remote area where you can count “neighbors” on one hand. My husband and I made friends with one who lives about five miles away; we’re not ...

Dear Eric: Our daughter’s mother-in-law has separated from her ailing husband of more than 45 years. They appeared to be happily married during our last 20 years of interactions. Recently she ...