Asking Eric: My friend keeps getting saddled with watching her grandkids and has no time for herself
Although my friend is pretty active and we enjoy outings ourselves, we are often not able to do the things we want to do because she gets scheduled to provide childcare. She loves to spend time with her grandchildren but overnight and weekend visits with two very young kids are very physically demanding and exhausting for her.
Asking Eric: I think my friend’s son takes advantage by asking her to watch the grandkids too often
I think her son and daughter-in-law are more interested in having fun than taking responsibility for the care of their children.
Asking Eric: The parents always leave their kids with my friend, and I don’t think it’s right
She loves to spend time with her grandchildren but overnight and weekend visits with two very young kids are very physically demanding and exhausting for her. Because of a prior serious injury to her shoulder,
Asking Eric: I feel like my friend’s son dumps the care of his kids on her far too often
I think her son and daughter-in-law are more interested in having fun than taking responsibility for the care of their children. They seem to me to frequently take advantage of he
Asking Eric: My friend is overworked by her son’s excessive childcare demands
Although my friend is pretty active and we enjoy outings ourselves, we are often not able to do the things we want to do because she gets scheduled to provide childcare. She loves to spend time with her grandchildren but overnight and weekend visits with two very young kids are very physically demanding and exhausting for her.
Asking Eric: My friends are avoiding me after my son’s death
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is grieving the loss of their son without the support of their longtime friends.
Asking Eric: My son died suddenly and I didn’t get a visit, a call or even a card from two old friends
My two oldest friends of 25 years and one of 19 years are in the immediate area but didn’t call, visit or even send a card. I feel like maybe I never even mattered. It’s been six months, and they have avoided me this whole time.
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Miss Manners: My friend expected a wedding invite after I was her bridesmaid
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Asking Eric: Overworked grandmother has no time for herself
She loves to spend time with her grandchildren but overnight and weekend visits with two very young kids are very physically ...