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Asking Eric: I want to visit my parents, but not if they insist on including my estranged brother
Asking Eric: I want to visit my parents, but not if they insist on including my estranged brother
Asking Eric: I want to visit my parents, but not if they insist on including my estranged brother

Published on: 11/14/2025

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The Asking Eric advice column is written by R. Eric Thomas.

Dear Eric: I am in my late 30s. I live halfway across the country from my parents, and don’t have the best relationship with them. I also have a brother four years younger than me who I have been estranged from for 20 years.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2025/11/asking-eric-i-want-to-visit-my-parents-but-not-if-they-insist-on-including-my-estranged-brother.html

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