Mother-in-law loves quirky Christmas ornaments
Asking Eric: I don’t want to decorate our Christmas tree with the ornaments my mother-in-law gives us
I ask her to stop? Or would it be terrible if I had a separate, smaller Christmas tree just for these ornaments?
Asking Eric: Mother-in-law’s quirky Christmas ornaments put a crimp in holiday
A “Mom’s Christmas Tree” is a good compromise and can even start a lovely new tradition. Asking her to stop is likely to result in bruised feelings, as is getting into a long conversation about arboreal aesthetics. Accept that these ornaments come from a heartfelt place and give them a heartfelt place in your house.
Asking Eric: My mother-in-law won’t stop sending unwanted gifts
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone whose mother-in-law keeps sending unwanted and quirky Christmas ornaments.
Asking Eric: Should I tell my mother-in-law to stop giving us ornaments?
"My mother-in-law loves quirky Christmas ornaments. Each year she gets my husband and I each at least one new ornament."
Asking Eric: Mother-in-law’s Christmas decorations don’t match
A “Mom’s Christmas Tree” is a good compromise and can even start a lovely new tradition. Asking her to stop is likely to result in bruised feelings, as is getting into a long conversation about arboreal aesthetics. Accept that these ornaments come from a heartfelt place and give them a heartfelt place in your house.
Asking Eric: Mother-in-law loves quirky Christmas ornaments
My problem is that I love uniform ornaments and decorations. I want everything to match. I have the perfect set for our Christmas tree. I know she gets us these out of love, but how can
Asking Eric: Stepping back from friends who weren’t there after my husband died
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Asking Eric: I resent the way my friends all slipped away while my husband battled Alzheimer’s
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Asking Eric: Widow feels let down by longtime friends, wonders if it’s time to move on
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Asking Eric: I’m resentful that friends didn’t show up for my ailing husband
Dear Eric: I got married about six years ago, at the age of 30. At that point in my life, I was pretty emotionally connected ...
Asking Eric: Wife’s friends disappeared after husband’s Alzheimer’s
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