Category: Asking Eric

Dear Eric: I’m in my late 50s, my husband is in his early 70s. While he’s always been incredibly intelligent, he has also always had a very poor memory. We believe he might also have ADHD.

Dear Eric: I don’t like the person he is. I didn’t like his parenting that was demeaning to his adopted son, nor that he said my stepchildren weren’t “real” because they weren’t adopted.

Dear Eric: Do you have advice for me or many others with disabilities whose so-called friends decide to treat them as invalids as opposed to worthwhile people with some disabilities?

Dear Eric: I made different choices than the others and have been fortunate financially. As a result, I’m significantly better off than the others and have excess income and assets.

Dear Eric: I found out recently that I have a half-sister who lives 15 minutes from me. I have not communicated with her so far.

Dear Eric: I want to be supportive of my sister, but I told her I don’t know how this will help “heal” her past hurts.

Dear Eric: I have a long-time friend (with benefits) from the past who is still in my life, though platonic. He lives a very comfortable life without the monetary struggles I deal with day to day.

Dear Eric: One day, a friend of ours, “Ed,” shared something very sensitive and embarrassing with us and asked for advice. He also asked us not to tell anyone, and, of course, we both swore to secrecy. One week later, one of my wife’s oldest and closest friends came to visit and my wife proceeded to tell BFF about Ed’s predicament.

Dear Eric: Am I wrong for feeling that my ex-wife went to her grave thinking she’d hamstrung me with regard to my children and their expectations of being “taken care of” in my will and trust?

Dear Eric: My brother and his family are born-again Christian. I stayed with him in his hometown for about a week while I was having surgery to remove my prostate.