Miss Manners: Widow is told someone was miffed they didn’t get a ‘thank you’ card after attending wake
Miss Manners does not want to discourage letters of thanks, which are in short supply. If hosts want to write to thank their ...
Miss Manners: A thank-you note that also begs forgiveness
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My landlady is a kind and thoughtful woman. She goes out of her way to ensure the comfort and livelihood ...
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Miss Manners: I offended a friend when I didn’t send her a thank-you note for attending my husband’s wake
Miss Manners does not want to discourage letters of thanks, which are in short supply. If hosts want to write to thank their ...
Miss Manners: No, you aren’t owed a thank-you note for attending a funeral
Miss Manners does not want to discourage letters of thanks, which are in short supply. If hosts want to write to thank their ...
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Asking Eric: I was so paralyzed with grief that I couldn’t even respond to my friends' efforts to help
Dear Eric: I saw myself in an Asking Eric column from Nov. 5, 2024. “Perplexed Friend” was confused after he reached out to a ...
Asking Eric: Response to question from previous reader
Send questions to R. Eric Thomas at [email protected] or P.O. Box 22474, Philadelphia, PA 19110. Follow him on Instagram and sign up for his weekly newsletter at rericthomas.com.
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Asking Eric: Widow carries shame of not responding to well-wishers when her husband died 30 years ago
Both friends and family reached out, sent flowers, gifts, cards and offered to pick up my dry cleaning ... Wish I Could Go ...
Asking Eric: After 23 years, should my ex’s ashes still be sitting in an old box on a shelf in our garage?
Would it be bad or insensitive to ask my husband to put the ashes in four small urns and give one to each of her four ...
Asking Eric: Coping with grief and the guilt of not responding
Dear Eric: I saw myself in an Asking Eric column from Nov. 5, 2024. “Perplexed Friend” was confused after he reached out to a ...
Asking Eric: First wife’s ashes are in a box in our garage
I have been married to my husband for 16 years and we have a wonderful, blended family. Our kids are now grown (ages 26-35).
Asking Eric: The ashes of a woman I never even knew are in my garage
Dear Eric: I saw myself in the Asking Eric column from Nov. 5, 2024. “Perplexed Friend” was confused after he reached out to ...
Asking Eric: The ashes of my husband’s 1st wife are still in our garage
She died of a drug overdose/swimming accident 23 years ago. They were in the process of a divorce at the time.