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3 weeks ago | 
mlive.com | R. Thomas |R. Eric Thomas
Dear Eric: A lady I know does shopping for Instacart, and occasionally she will post on Facebook photos of homes she has delivered to, adding comments like “look at this cool home I delivered groceries to today!” Isn’t that a huge breach of privacy? Or as an influencer, she will post videos of herself walking around a restaurant or store, including shots of customers who are standing in line, or eating a meal or shopping. Again, isn’t this a breach of privacy?
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2 months ago | 
arcamax.com | Abigail Van Buren |Amy Dickinson |R. Thomas |Annie Lane
DEAR ABBY: I am a single parent of two girls. My oldest, "Becca," is 17. She has been dating this guy and, as soon as she graduates, plans to move in with him and two of his friends (another couple). What worries me is that their relationship is pretty toxic. They are always fighting. I have begged her not to move in with him, but she won't budge. Becca has some abandonment issues. Her mom left us when Becca was a baby, and my second wife was emotionally abusive to everyone before we divorced.
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2 months ago | 
arcamax.com | R. Thomas |Amy Dickinson |Abigail Van Buren |Annie Lane
Dear Eric: I have been in a relationship with a man going on six years now. I love and care about him deeply. However, we have one serious problem in our relationship. He is always going to his ex-wife’s house. He goes there about three nights a week, coming home drunk afterward. When I tell him that it really upsets me, he says he is visiting his son (age 27), who still lives with his mother. I understand that he loves his son and wants to spend time with him.
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2 months ago | 
arcamax.com | R. Thomas |Amy Dickinson |Abigail Van Buren |Annie Lane
Dear Eric: I have known "Mary" for almost 10 years. We have a strictly business/professional relationship which requires us to meet several times a year. Although we don't socialize, we do joke around and have small talk about family, pets, travel, movies, etc., when we meet. We've always gotten along well. I know that Mary is gay (she has told me this). Based on our conversations, Mary has identified as female, although her physical appearance and clothing do not pin her to a specific gender.
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2 months ago | 
arcamax.com | Abigail Van Buren |Amy Dickinson |R. Thomas |Annie Lane
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been happily married for 15 years. My mother-in-law, "Pat," a widow since 1997, has lived with us for the last 14 years. She lived alone in her own apartment when my wife and I first were married but was going through bouts of depression. I initially extended the offer to her to live with us until she got through her depression, and I mentioned it would be for only a year or two.
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2 months ago | 
arcamax.com | Abigail Van Buren |Amy Dickinson |R. Thomas |Annie Lane
DEAR ABBY: I am an adult child of an alcoholic. My mother is a mean drunk. While growing up, I had to act as her therapist and deal with her co-dependency. I have been lucky to have processed a lot of the trauma in therapy and to have a loving and healthy family of my own now. We actively avoid Mom after 3 p.m. because I don't want my kids subjected to her cruelty. I do not think it is healthy for them to be around abusive, inebriated people. I am pregnant.
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2 months ago | 
arcamax.com | R. Thomas |Amy Dickinson |Abigail Van Buren |Annie Lane
Dear Eric: My husband's parents are divorced. In the last year or so (after being married to their son for nine years) my in-laws have started communicating with me instead of my husband to make plans. Example: My husband called his dad to make New Year’s plans. A few days later, my father-in-law texted me with the details about times to arrive and eat. Neither my husband nor I like this.
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2 months ago | 
arcamax.com | Annie Lane |Amy Dickinson |R. Thomas |Abigail Van Buren
Dear Annie: I value your advice and would like your opinion. I recently had hip replacement surgery. I now have mobility issues and cannot perform many tasks that I could in the past. I cannot walk now without a walker. I had a friend who I thought was a close friend. We live about half a block from each other. In the past, when she had surgery and was recovering from cancer treatments, I took her to the hospital, prepared meals and supported her. She's a widow with no family here in town.
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2 months ago | 
arcamax.com | Abigail Van Buren |Amy Dickinson |R. Thomas |Annie Lane
DEAR ABBY: My younger brother, "Paul," is 40 and in a rut. He became friends with a friend of mine, "Mitch," whom I met in college. Paul also became good friends with Mitch's wife, "Iris." After a year of close friendship, my brother made a pass at Mitch's wife during a BBQ. He was promptly asked to leave, and they have ceased contact with him. It has been a year since Mitch spoke to Paul. Mitch has no interest in rekindling the relationship.
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2 months ago | 
arcamax.com | R. Thomas |Amy Dickinson |Abigail Van Buren |Annie Lane
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 had been sick since 2019. I had no help, and he never took ownership of his own health. Needless to say, this was overwhelming for me. Throughout this period, my pets were and still are my greatest source of encouragement. They ask so little of me and yet they give me so much.
