In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to parents who are hurt by their daughter's bitterness towards them.

DEAR ERIC: My 35-year-old daughter “Mary” and I were very close in her early 20s, after she emerged from troubled teen years ...

Dear Eric: Last year my father’s funeral was ruined at the local cemetery because of a rude and disrespectful security guard ...

She now says she has abandonment issues due to being adopted. I’ve suggested therapy, which of course she blew up at, seeing it as a criticism.

I agree with your thoughts to “Overworked”, the high school student who was juggling work and high school. As a workforce development specialist and school-work-consultant here is an additional ...

Dear Eric: My 35-year-old daughter “Mary” and I were very close in her early 20s, after she emerged from troubled teen years of substance abuse and self-destructive behaviors. She continues to stay ...

Last year my father’s funeral was ruined at the local cemetery because of a rude and disrespectful security guard employed by ...

Dear Eric: My 35-year-old daughter “Mary” and I were very close in her early 20s, after she emerged from troubled teen years of substance abuse and self-destructive behaviors. She continues to stay ...

Mary gets angry if I don’t call her enough but often sounds annoyed when I do. The push-me-pull-you is exhausting.” ...

Dear Eric: Last year my father’s funeral was ruined because of a rude and disrespectful cemetery security guard, who yelled ...

Dear Eric: My 35-year-old daughter “Mary” and I were very close in her early 20s, after she emerged from troubled teen years of substance abuse and self-destructive behaviors. She continues to stay ...

Dear Other Ways: Thanks for this suggestion. A work opportunity that also helps the letter writer achieve academic goals is ...