She will not respond to phone calls or messages. We're totally in the dark and confused and don’t know if we should continue to reach out

Dear Eric: I’m a right above-knee amputee. I became an amputee two years ago due to an escalated argument with my mother who stabbed me seven times while I was knocked unconscious with a bat. She was given 12 years. She’ll do six and a half.

Dear Eric: I’m a right above-knee amputee. I became an amputee two years ago due to an escalated argument with my mother, who stabbed me seven times while I was knocked unconscious with a bat. She was given 12 years. She’ll do 6½. She is also my neighbor.

Dear Eric: Several months ago, a group of friends and I planned a vacation trip for this coming fall. We pre-paid the hotel costs, all-inclusive fees and paid for round-trip airline tickets. A few weeks ago, I received a “save the date” postcard from my nephew and his fiancée.

Dear Eric: I am so disappointed in my 18-year-old granddaughter. She recently got a tiny cross tattoo on her arm. I dislike them and hate seeing people covered with ink. She went to a Christian school her whole life and is accepted at a Christian college and lives a Christian life.

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is devastated that their husband is having an affair with a co-worker.

Dear Eric: I’m a right above-knee amputee. I became an amputee two years ago due to an escalated argument with my mother who stabbed me seven times while I was knocked unconscious with a bat. She was given 12 years. She’ll do six and a half.

Dear Eric: Recently I was chatting with a new neighbor and said that I had lived in Chicago for a number of years prior to moving to my current city. This new neighbor looked at me and said, “I’m sorry.” When I said, “sorry about what,” he turned and walked away. Can you shed some light on this?

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is concerned about their friends' grand-parenting skills.

Several months ago, I discovered my husband was having an emotional affair with a coworker. He shared significant things with her he didn’t share with me, sought her advice on how to hide his alcohol abuse from me and talked to her about our arguments,