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

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

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

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.

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 ...

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 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 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 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 ...