So, I’m glad you won’t be keeping your son away from his uncle for life or calling the uncle to give him an earful. The good ...

Dear Eric: Via complete happenstance I have recently become aware of my oldest friend’s death about a year ago. Mary and I ...

Take some time to focus on her, maybe on a walk in nature or someplace that held special meaning to you both. Thank her for ...

Dear Eric: I’m worried about a good friend of mine. He hits the bars, drinking heavily, and then drives home. The next ...

DEAR ERIC: Via complete happenstance I have recently become aware of my oldest friend’s death about a year ago. Mary and I ...

Dear Eric: Via complete happenstance I have recently become aware of my oldest friend’s death about a year ago. Mary and I ...

My initial feeling is to keep my son as far away from his uncle as possible for the rest of his life. My second feeling is to ...

"I know that everyone will tell me he was joking. Or that I’m misinterpreting his meaning. I just cannot get over it." ...

Dear Eric: Via complete happenstance I have recently become aware of my oldest friend’s death about a year ago. Mary and I ...

I’m married with four kids and have a sizable extended family. One son, who is in seventh grade, runs track and finished the ...

Dear Eric: I’m married with four kids and have a sizable extended family. One son, who is in seventh grade, runs track and ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a question about a rude "joke" text an uncle sent to his nephew.