In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a question about who should provide the cake for a 16th birthday ...

Three weeks before the sweet 16 party, my daughter got a call from Helen’s sister who used to be a baker. She started talking ...

she expects my daughter to do all of that because my daughter was the one who said she was gifting “the cake” for the party.

I called Helen and told her this is nuts. Helen responded that she does indeed expect my daughter to do all of that because ...

I am upset about getting pulled into what looks like to me confusion, bad planning, communication and coordination.

I’ve expressed my concern, but he thinks I’m just being silly, and he doesn’t understand why I feel left out.” ...

Dear Eric: My good friend Helen and I both have 16-year-old daughters. Last year, my daughter made a small, beautifully ...

But as you get older, it does become a little more difficult to come up with a list of birthday gift ideas. You can't just ... top of your birthday list this year. (P.s. A new Kindle Paperwhite ...

Christopher Bridge admitted he "acted shamefully" when he went to ask an 11-year-old girl about an incident involving his son in a park. The 32-year-old admitted affray and two other charges and ...

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The Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) of the IMF will celebrate 60 years since it was formed in 1964 with a one-day conference, “60 Years of FAD: The Fiscal Affair Continues,“ on November 4, 2024, in ...