Imagine having half siblings who hate you so much that they won’t even acknowledge your existence if you’re in the same room and would prefer to never be in the same room with you. Would you keep ...

My oldest sister recently lost her husband of 40 years. He had health issues, but his death six months ago was unexpected. They had no children. They moved away from our hometown many years ago and ...

DEAR ERIC: While having lunch with my 75-year-old mother the other day, she suddenly announced that she does not want to live in a nursing home. She repeated it several times. Unfortunately, my mom ...

In the ‘70s and ‘80s, my learning disabilities were undiagnosed, and I was the “stupid” one in the family. As an adult, I know myself to be very intelligent, but my siblings never realized this, and ...