Asking Eric: I only want to spend time with my pets
Dear Eric: I am becoming aware of an increasing anxiety with my pets. Specifically, being separated from them. To briefly put ...
Asking Eric: Trying to balance attention between two siblings
By showing your granddaughter that you respect her shyness, you’ll help to reaffirm her self-confidence and teach her that ...
Asking Eric: I have increasing anxiety with my pets after my husband died
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who only wants to spend time with their pets while they ...
Asking Eric: Newly widowed, woman wonders if it’s OK to lean on her pets for support
They give so much and ask so little in return. She's finding that comforting after having to take care of a sick husband for ...
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Asking Eric: I’m afraid I’m becoming too dependent on my pets in the wake of my husband’s death
Dear Eric: I am becoming aware of an increasing anxiety with my pets. Specifically, being separated from them. To briefly put this in perspective, I am recently widowed as of last August. My husband ...
Asking Eric: Encouraging confidence in my painfully shy granddaughter
"My granddaughter is extremely shy. Her brother, who is younger and a bit precocious, is not. So, most of the time, he ...
Asking Eric: In grief, widow only wants to spend time with pets
Dear Eric: I am becoming aware of an increasing anxiety with my pets. Specifically, being separated from them. To briefly put ...
Asking Eric: Struggling with being away from my pets after becoming a widow
Dear Eric: I am becoming aware of an increasing anxiety with my pets. Specifically, being separated from them. To briefly put ...
Asking Eric: I worry that I’ve become too dependent on my pets
Now, I’m not where I want to be, but I am safe and have a roof over my head, which I am grateful for. However, I am noticing that I can’t be away from my pets and not get crazy anxiety. I worry that I ...
Asking Eric: I don’t speak to my mother and I think I’d be a hypocrite to attend her funeral when she dies
They may want – or even think they need – you to co-sign their version of events in order to properly grieve. That isn’t the ...
Asking Eric: Writer’s envy prompts lashing out
Telling a story about him, I started it out in a way that made him look bad. Everyone shut down and shut me out.” ...
Asking Eric: Childishly, I tried to make my husband look bad so I’d feel good
Dear Eric: I have years of writing under my belt. During a recent family visit, I spent a lot of time hearing about grown ...