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Stone, grout and tile know-how: Keep your bathroom looking its best
Keep It Simple & Consistent Here’s an easy bathroom routine: a quick spray and wipe after showers, weekly sweeping and ...
This is one of the worst things you can do to your vacuum cleaner – experts warn it will slash its lifespan by years and damage the motor
While you're at it, it's a good idea to stock up on some vacuum cleaning brushes to keep your dustbin and internal parts ...
Fruit flies crashing your kitchen? Here's the fastest way to get rid of them
A fruit fly is a tiny flying insect that’s fond of overripe or rotting fruits and vegetables. Here is how you can get rid of them.
Asking Eric: Social worker weighs in on older people who ask too much of agencies, family
"The truth often is that the family has gotten fed up with the individual's meanness and set a boundary of refusing to be ...
Asking Eric: Setting boundaries with messy family members
Dear Been There: The Area Agency on Aging is a great resource. Sometimes with family members, part of setting a boundary ...
Asking Eric: Responses to previous questions from readers
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.
Asking Eric: I’m past 60 and my biological clock is ticking. What’s my next step?
Dear Eric: I read the letter from “Conflicted Sibling,” whose senior citizen brother always leaves a mess when he visits and ...
Asking Eric: I’m a 60+ man, but I still want marriage and a child
Dear Eric: I read the letter from “Conflicted Sibling ,” whose senior citizen brother always leaves a mess when he visits and ...
Asking Eric: Over 60, man wants to father a child
Dear Eric: Is it normal for an unmarried man over 60 to want a baby? Where should he look for a marriage-minded young woman ...
Over 60, man wants to father a child
Q. Is it normal for an unmarried man over 60 to want a baby? Where should he look for a marriage-minded young woman willing to accept the age difference? How should he deal with the social stigma ...
Asking Eric: Is it normal for a man over 60 to want a baby?
Dear Eric: Is it normal for an unmarried man over 60 to want a baby? Where should he look for a marriage-minded young woman ...
Asking Eric: Is it normal for an unmarried man over 60 to want a baby?
DEAR ERIC: Is it normal for an unmarried man over 60 to want a baby? Where should he look for a marriage-minded young woman ...