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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Youth podcaster ghosted by professional contacts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am a 16-year-old junior in high school who has an ambition to be a sports broadcaster. I have started my own sports podcast. From the very start of my podcasting, I have tried to reach out to important sports people in the business. I...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4092870</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Retired parents feel guilty they’re comfortable while their kids pinch pennies]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My husband and I retired a little over three years ago. We both saved by working very hard all our lives so we can retire and travel. We started to travel often and are enjoying it very much, except I feel guilty when talking to our two...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4091785</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Caregiving friend struggles to hold boundary]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My brother and I are helping an elderly cousin who has cancer. Her chemo treatments have terrible side effects, and she is requiring more and more care because of this. Ideally, she would be getting home health care or would move to an ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4090571</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Veteran wants to find lost love]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: In high school I went with Bev for a time and I deeply loved her. Bev was outstandingly beautiful; she had a wonderful personality and was liked by all. She was two years younger than me. As young love would have it: she was deeply in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4089609</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Adopted daughter’s birth grandmother has questions]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I really enjoy your column and could use some advice on tact and kindness. My spouse and I adopted our child when she was about one week old. Her birth mother arrived at the hospital on drugs and without any plan for the baby. She ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4088609</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Husband’s downward spiral put him and others at risk]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have been married for 20 years. My husband has been on a downward spiral for the last five years. He bought a motorcycle at that time, and since then goes out every weekend barhopping, and comes home totally drunk. We haven't had sex ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4087761</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Brother’s burial plans reject his faith tradition]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My older brother and I were born and raised in a Jewish household. My brother’s first wife was Jewish, his second is not. At a recent dinner with my brother and his wife, she informed us of his planned funeral arrangements, which ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4087038</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Grandfather doesn’t want to hold grandchildren]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have a situation that’s bothered me for years. I’m a grandfather. I’m going to be 78 this year. I have five children and eight grandchildren. I’m not a baby person. I don’t like holding them and doing all the things some ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4086309</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister shares, then retracts, harsh opinion about brother’s life]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Three years ago, my older sister sent me a book that stated that gay people are satanic, Marxist pedophiles. I am gay and wrote her back asking if she believed this. She replied that she did. I was shocked and angry and stopped ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4085333</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister’s personality drastically changed after divorce]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My sister has become someone I don't know. After her divorce, she became erratic, taking her anger out on everyone around her and making rash decisions we all were forced to resolve for her. Our mother, who always coddled her, insisted ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4084314</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Family wants billionaire cousin to share]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am one of six cousins in a family that has been relatively close over the years as we share birthdays, weddings and holidays together quite frequently. There's another cousin who is part of the "other side" of the family that is not ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4083307</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Friend’s nose-blowing goes too far]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: We are a group of friends who for many years have been going out to dinner once a month. We are in our 60s to 80s, men and women. Once we are seated there is this one woman who never fails to take out a tissue and blow her nose but not ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4081918</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Grandparents forbidden from hugging grandchild]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My son has a wonderful family. We have tried to be friends to him and his wife and family. Our son is adopted. I only tell you in case it matters for our problem. He married his wife when she had a 3-year-old daughter who is now 15. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4081107</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Teen daughter plans to marry boy who belittles her]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My daughter is 17 and has been dating a boy since she was 15. They plan to marry as soon as possible at 18. I'm worried, however, that he's not the guy for her. While he is polite, to us, and hardworking, he has belittled her and seems ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4080456</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Husband posts unflattering photos to his large social media audience]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have been married to a wonderful man for 44 years. My husband has a large following on social media platforms due to his former career. For the most part he makes interesting posts and these posts are seen and commented on by many ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4079451</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Church group doesn’t care about friend’s wealth]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I am part of a group of friends from church. We have known each other for more than 40 years. There is one member who has done very well in business. We are all doing fine financially. The group contains multiple doctors and lawyers. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4078506</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Longtime massage therapist won’t stop talking]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: I have been going to the same massage therapist for about 15 years. I first met them at a nationwide chain massage company and then followed them to a boutique massage business before they moved private services to their house. They ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4077521</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Mother’s lies are getting out of control]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My brothers and I have a problem with our mother who is in her mid-70s. Whenever she calls us or we call her it starts out well then out of the blue she starts fibbing about people that are supposedly out to get her. She accuses them of...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4076525</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Self-centered high school friend ruins social gatherings]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: Our high school group of friends gather once a week. One person constantly has a story to tell about her, her children, her cooking skills, everything she has done and, of course, surpasses anything the rest of us are capable of. One ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4075516</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Asking Eric: Sister-in-law supports ‘useless’ adult son]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Eric: My sister-in-law is 75, divorced and has a useless 40-something son. He has never held a steady job. When he does get a job, he finds some excuse to quit or else says he got injured. He then comes home and eats and drinks to his heart's...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/askingeric/s-4074609</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/24/2026</pubDate>
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