In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is bothered they never received a thank you note after sending their niece a $3,500 wedding check.
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"I am just floored that she didn’t mention the gift, and now actually very annoyed," the woman wrote on Reddit ...
My first thought is, “Not again.” I immediately curse my selfishness. Being called from a warm bed to tend to my father is a ...
An uncle is frustrated and hurt by his niece’s growing distance from the family and her failure to send a thank-you note for ...
But over the past 18 months since my niece met her now-husband, she has pretty much turned her back on her family who have always been there for her. While my relationship with my niece has always ...
Dear Eric: My 35-year-old niece married a 45-year-old man with two teenage kids in a small ceremony. I have always been close ...
Over the past 18 months, since my niece met her now-husband, she has pretty much turned her back on her family.
I’m a big fan of your column and really enjoy hearing your responses to readers. (Here it comes, though.) I do feel that you missed something with “Grandma on Hold,” who was frustrated that her son ...
There's other problems happening in the extended family, but a "thank you" for a large cash wedding gift would be helpful.
Dear Eric: My 35-year-old niece married a 45-year-old man with two teenage kids in a ... can make questions about the family ...
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