Asking Eric: I’m giving more than I get
I have sent multiple gifts to everyone in the family over the years, despite my crushing student loan debt. I paid for my ...
Asking Eric: Family fixer reaches breaking point but can’t let go
Over the past five years, my dad’s alcoholism has taken over. I’m 45 and am simply exhausted and want to start taking the ...
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Asking Eric: I’m reaching my breaking point as my family fixer
Dear Healer: I say this with compassion: it’s time to stop trying to fix your family and heal yourself. You describe yourself ...
Asking Eric: After decades of trying to fix my family, I am exhausted and beaten
Dear Healer: I say this with compassion: it’s time to stop trying to fix your family and heal yourself. You describe yourself ...
Asking Eric: How do I stop giving my family so much of my time and money?
Letter writer reaches a breaking point of helping their struggling family members.
Asking Eric: After trying to earn family’s acceptance with money, time, this ‘gay black sheep’ should prioritize healing
Dear Healer: I say this with compassion: it’s time to stop trying to fix your family and heal yourself. You describe yourself ...
Asking Eric: I’ve sacrificed for my family, but now I’m exhausted
"I’m 45 and am simply exhausted and want to start taking the holidays for myself, but it will devastate the family." ...
Asking Eric: My son is furious about the cheap Christmas present
A “cheap,” secondhand Christmas present threatens to upend a family’s traditional gift exchange; a family’s “gay black sheep” ...
Family fixer reaches breaking point but can’t let go
I have sent multiple gifts to everyone in the family over the years, despite my crushing student loan debt. I paid for my niece’s RN program after my brother abandoned her. I head home every holiday, ...