Advice for Life

Trapped between siblings: two unhappy senior sisters on a park bench illustrate the family rift
Advice for Life

Sister Trapped Between Siblings

Twin sister refuses to help with brother’s care

By R. Eric Thomas | January 3, 2025
Grumpy, angry friend in a coffee shop. Image by Anna Griessel
Advice for Life

Dealing with a Mean, Angry Friend

His behavior is stressful for others

By R. Eric Thomas | December 27, 2024
A woman doing watercolor painting, like the woman in this column - a wife craves appreciation and compliments from her husband on her hobbies of watercolor painting and playing a recorder
Advice for Life

A Wife Craves Appreciation

After 40 years of marriage, a compliment is still welcome

By R. Eric Thomas | December 20, 2024
A man experiencing caregiver grief and guilt after his father's death. CREDIT: Aaron Amat
Advice for Life

Caregiver Grief Mixed with Guilt

Can he find peace and forgiveness after his father’s death?

By R. Eric Thomas | December 13, 2024
Father and son. Image by David Pillow. Article on secret paternity
Advice for Life

A 50-Year-Old Paternity Secret

A father longs to meet his son

By R. Eric Thomas | December 6, 2024
A disabled adult sits on the lawn hugging a happy dog. Illustrates the concept of the future of a disabled child. Image by Miriam Doerr
Advice for Life

Fear for the Future of a Disabled Child

A woman shares her concerns for her adult son

By R. Eric Thomas | November 29, 2024
mean woman, toxic sister, used with advice article on a friend who gets meaner with age. Image by Isabel Poulin
Advice for Life

Friend Gets Meaner with Age

From kind and supportive to bullying behavior

By R. Eric Thomas | November 8, 2024
A statue using the garden as a bathroom. Image by Alan Piscaglia
Advice for Life

Her Husband Uses Their Garden as a Bathroom

The wife and the landscaped plants have had enough

By R. Eric Thomas | November 1, 2024
Man with cats. Image by Kristsina Shoba. "It's the cats or me"
Advice for Life

‘It’s the Cats or Me’

Does he love the cats more than his partner?

By Eric J. Wallace | October 25, 2024
A husband resents his wife's kids and nags her about spending too much time with them.
Advice for Life

Husband Resents His Wife’s Kids

And he resents the time she spend with them

By R. Eric Thomas | October 18, 2024

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