Dear Eric: I am retired after 40 years of teaching at the same institution. Recently, a former colleague of mine died. I was never close to this woman, but we were in the same department and had ...

DEAR ERIC: I grew up with highly educated parents, with a strong work ethic. Because of my and my also well-educated and accomplished husband’s many years of hard work, we have been able to ...

Dear Eric: When my daughter married 25 years ago, both she and her husband decided to go vegan. Related Articles Asking Eric: My co-workers are bound to find out my age Asking Eric: Can I tell my ...

DEAR ERIC: I am in a predicament with my older sister. My mother passed away a few years ago, before getting her assets in order. This resulted in my sister gaining access to the majority of my ...

Dear Eric: Over the past few years, more and more of my long-time friends have vanished from my life. One sent a message reading “I am retired,” and when asked how she was enjoying her ...

Dear Eric: I have been a special education teacher for 51 years. I have never responded to any of the advice columns, however the one from “Mother of Two” was quite disturbing. Having worked ...

Dear Eric: Many years ago, my brother married a woman with whom he had five children, before her affair led to a divorce. While they were married for 14 years, she did not want him to have ...

Dear Eric: My 35-year-old daughter “Mary” and I were very close in her early 20s, after she emerged from troubled teen years of substance abuse and self-destructive behaviors. She continues to ...

Dear Eric: My wife and I uprooted from our rural community and bought a home to be nearer our grown children who had both settled near the city. Soon after, our son and his family of four and a ...

Dear Eric: I’d like to offer some additional thoughts to “Carpooling”, whose friend asked for occasional assistance in driving the friend’s mentally challenged son. Carpooling mentioned ...