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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Parents want to be included in vacation activities despite mobility challenges]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband and I have had many wonderful trips with my parents over the years. We have always invited them on our family vacations with the kids and had a, generally, wonderful time. They are both in their 80s. I’m grateful that they ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4296608</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Aging mom seems disinterested in daughters]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I’m writing to ask if you have any insight as to what is going on with my mother. She is 95 years old and still physically capable, although after she broke her hip and had surgery to repair it last December she uses a walker. She ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4295927</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Newly sober friend won’t make amends]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My friend, “Jac” had a very public “meltdown” and was ordered to inpatient rehabilitation for his 20-year-long drug addiction. One year after his treatment, he has not changed and continues to hurt others and blame others for ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4295133</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Bridge bully ruins game play]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am a retiree in a bridge group. We have played together for many years. Because we have just enough for one table of players and play at the same person's house several days per week, we are subject to "house rules.” This person ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4294360</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Husband lies about his past]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I've been married for four years, and I recently learned that some of my husband's stories about his past are lies. I had his mom bring old pictures of him to his birthday party I put together. I asked her if she had any pictures of him...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4293564</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Young widow left behind by spouse’s friends]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am a recent young widow. My life partners' sudden death was devastating. Our friends told me I could reach out to them if I needed to talk or for help. So far, they have not been a great support network and seem to be keeping me at a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4293073</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Widowed stepmother won’t return family heirlooms]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Ten years ago, my dad passed away, and after 25 years of marriage, within a few months, my stepmom started dating again. She is now involved with a partner who is kind and fair. My issue is with her assumed role as conservator of my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4292516</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friends constantly cancel on plans]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Over the years people have said things to me such as, "I can't go to lunch with you today after all. I'm going to go to lunch with John instead." Or at the last minute, "I can't go to see the play with you this evening. My boyfriend ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4292004</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Ex-husband becomes oversharing new coworker]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I got married at 23, divorced at 30. I’m now in my 40s. I don’t have much association with my ex-husband, but I do hear about him from time to time because we’re in the same industry. Recently, my ex started working at my company ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4291318</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Boyfriend asks partner to give up her dog]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My special friend and I are in our late 70’s and have lost our long-time spouses. We are blessed to have found each other on a hiking trip and for two years have been inseparable. His family loves me and I love his family. Recently he...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4290483</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Congregant finds pastor on dating app]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I saw my pastor on a dating app. This is mostly fine, because he is single and hasn’t taken a vow of chastity (that I know of). He even said in his profile that he leads a faith community. We matched and I messaged something silly. I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4289684</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Son rejects mother’s funeral wishes]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Because I am getting older (80 this year), my husband and I, who have been attending funerals more frequently lately, have begun discussing our funeral/burial wishes. We have shared some of these with our three married sons. The oldest ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4288709</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Family fears causing offense with conversation about race]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My kids, ages 15, 18 and 23, were having a discussion about post-World War II racial discrimination while we were having dinner in an IKEA cafeteria. There was a Black family sitting directly behind us. I was concerned about them saying...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4287946</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Ex-husband lets brand-new girlfriend babysit son]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My ex-husband has begun a relationship with a woman to whom he’s recently introduced our 10-year-old son. He shared via a very long-winded yet somehow vague text that they would be meeting during the two weeks our son was spending ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4287301</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Others often take advantage of generous giver]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am a giver. It has always been ingrained in my personality. I give and help family, friends, neighbors, perfect strangers. I am always volunteering to help in any way I can. This causes people to take advantage of me. I am always ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4286666</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Angry nephew forbids aunt from seeing her dying sister]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My sister suffered a catastrophic medical event and was put on life support. When we arrived at the hospital, we were shocked to find that my 33-year-old nephew had the hospital put a “block” on my sister's chart that forbade us ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4285929</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Widower finds love with married friend]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My wife of 44 years passed away after a 6-year battle with cancer. During that time, she said that with all the billions of people on the planet, I could surely find someone else to love. And that I had her permission. After an ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4285156</link>
 
    <pubDate>Sep/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Overeager relatives mar family visit]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: We recently hosted a relative and his wife for a few days. They are longtime friends and their children are our children's contemporaries. During their visit, the wife talked incessantly, sharing stories about their family members in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4284385</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Mandatory mental health days stress employee]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Once a year, the company I work for encourages a day off from work spent with coworkers labeled as a "mental health day." To me this would be OK if we didn't spend so much time together at work. I work 40 hours a week with these people....<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4283528</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Noisy neighbor kids mar backyard oasis]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: After working 50 years, I recently retired. At the same time, the house next door to us was sold to a family with six children, ranging in age from newborn to 10 years old. We do not have large lots. What was once my backyard oasis (I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4282760</link>
 
    <pubDate>Aug/29/2026</pubDate>
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