Advice
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Miss Manners: We bought this elderly couple’s home, but they still want visitation rights
The elderly couple we bought our home from is requesting we send photos and allow...
![Dear Eric: Iâm a 52-year-old mother and grandmother. My daughter and granddaughter live with me due to some bad life choices my daughter has made. Itâs very clear to me that being a mother is not high on her priority list nor does she have the energy or motivation to step up. Dear Eric: Iâm a 52-year-old mother and grandmother. My daughter and granddaughter live with me due to some bad life choices my daughter has made. Itâs very clear to me that being a mother is not high on her priority list nor does she have the energy or motivation to step up.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/hd1-Eric_Thomas-2.jpg?w=123)
Asking Eric: Daughter living the high life while mom struggles
Dear Eric: Iâm a 52-year-old mother and grandmother. My daughter and granddaughter live with me...
![A reader asks real estate lawyer Gary Singer: My tenant added a water filter to the plumbing, resulting in a leak that damaged the neighbor's property. Who should pay for repairs? A reader asks real estate lawyer Gary Singer: My tenant added a water filter to the plumbing, resulting in a leak that damaged the neighbor's property. Who should pay for repairs?](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2020/01/23/EIQR5LX7YJHAZECBDS3YFH7JNY.jpg?w=135)
Ask a real estate pro: Am I responsible for water damage caused by tenant?
A reader asks real estate lawyer Gary Singer: My tenant added a water filter to...
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Asking Eric: After 50 years, we got divorced. But I still want to visit my ex-wife’s family
A reader tells Eric that he and his wife got divorced after 50 years and...
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Miss Manners: My sister’s laundry habits leave her son smelling like a wet dog
Her sister always leaves wet clothes in the washing machine for too long. The resulting...
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Miss Manners: I enjoy going to open houses in my neighborhood, but my sister says it’s rude
A reader tells Miss Manners that she goes to open houses in her neighborhood to...
![Dear Eric: My mom and her partner have been together for 20 years. This winter, my mom informed me that, upon the advice of their financial adviser, theyâd be getting married this year. Dear Eric: My mom and her partner have been together for 20 years. This winter, my mom informed me that, upon the advice of their financial adviser, theyâd be getting married this year.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/hd1-Eric_Thomas-1.jpg?w=123)
Asking Eric: Daughter suspicious of momâs ‘tax benefit’ wedding
Dear Eric: My mom and her partner have been together for 20 years. This winter,...
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Miss Manners: Are we supposed to pretend we donât see our not-fully-dressed neighbors?
When we walk through our retirement community early in the morning, we often briefly pass...
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Asking Eric: My relatives seem to want nothing to do with me. So why do they keep sending me gifts?
Since the pandemic, I have a few relatives I hardly ever see. They hardly acknowledge...
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Asking Eric: My older husband wonât use memory tools, and it makes me anxious
My older husband is experiencing age-related memory loss but he won't use the tools and...