Asking Eric: Daughter’s Job Frustrations Trigger Mother

Asking Eric: Any hint of frustation or anger from me triggers my mom

Dear Eric: A year and a half ago, I moved in with my mother. It was her idea, as I was having financial and health difficulties. I resisted at first, but eventually it became my only option.My life situation improved for a while, but I recently resigned from a stressful job at her urging. I am close to retirement age and have had difficulty finding and keeping a job since a career-ending “layoff” almost 15 years ago by an employer that was downs…

Mother can't handle daughter's job frustrations

Dear Eric: A year and a half ago, I moved in with my mother. It was her idea, as I was having financial and health difficulties. I resisted at first, but eventually it became my only option.

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Asking Eric: Daughter’s job frustrations trigger mother

In this Asking Eric advice column, a reader struggles with unemployment and family triggers while readers share resources for an exhausted grandmother.