Dear Eric: My niece contacted me and said she was coming to a college reunion near me. She wondered if she and her family could stay at my home during the weekend. I was happy to have them, and they ...

Dear Eric: Our niece (my husband’s brother’s daughter) is expecting her first child. While we are very happy for her, the way ...

"While we are very happy for her, the way she announced her news, and some of her past actions, have affected my feelings ...

My niece and nephews turn to me for life advice, and they teach me how to stay relevant. It's not parenting or friendship; it's something special.

Dear Eric: When my wife and I updated our wills, she designated a diamond tennis bracelet and diamond stud earrings to her niece (she had no biological children). Later that month my wife was ...

My daughter and I were recently left out of my niece’s wedding in Bentonville, Arkansas. Relatives came from Memphis and Birmingham, yet we were not invited. When I asked why, my brother-in-law gave ...