Dear Eric: I own a nice home with a pool. I have friends that often call me to ask me if I want to go lay out in the backyard or sometimes, they’ll just call and ask if they can come over to use the pool. My issue is when I have people over, I feel obligated to entertain. Even though I know I don’t need to feel obligated, and they don’t expect anything, I’m really getting increasingly uncomfortable with people inviting themselves over to my home.
Dear Eric: Blame it on my probably irrational fear that they could start a major blaze, and honestly, the fact that I just don’t want them smoking in my yard, around my child, by me. What can I do to make sure they aren’t smoking here?
Dear Eric: Several years ago, my mother-in-law passed away due to dementia. During the time of her illness, my husband and I took care of everything, including selling her house, auctioning off her estate, dealing with her boyfriend who could never admit she had dementia, and dealing with the COVID restrictions for visiting her. Of note, my brother-in-law lives in the upper Midwest; we, and his mother, live in Florida. The burden was put on us, not him.
Dear Eric: A Girl Scout dad engages me constantly during troop meetings, telling me about the latest horror of his ugly separation and upcoming divorce, usually within earshot of the kids. I offer simple responses to give him the message that I am busy watching my kid and not interested in the drama.
A new “Superman,” a new “Jurassic Park” sequel plus a few genuinely new un-franchised hopefuls fill the summer 2025 movie calendar.
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Inside a theater: Audiences floated at the lip of the ocean, the waves casually slapping at the bottom of movie screens, reminding them, without spelling it out, that something’s below.
Dear Eric: I have been friends with “Bill” for more than 25 years. When the fire started in the Pacific Palisades, we had to evacuate our home. My wife and I went to one friend’s condo for two nights, then to another couple’s house for four nights and then we went to Bill and his wife’s guest house, which is separate from the main house.
The provision is a result of a last-minute change to the bill before its passage out of the House early Thursday.
The Netflix series bears a striking resemblance to “The Perfect Couple,” minus the murder mystery.