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Asking Eric: In-Law’s Unsightly Nose Hair Is Ruining My Thanksgiving
Host expresses discomfort over son-in-law's father's untrimmed nose hair during holiday gathering at home, highlighting differing personal grooming standards.
- At Thanksgiving, the host reported her son-in-law's father had bushy nose hair hanging out during the family's gathering at the host's house.
- The guest reportedly ignores his wife and sons' repeated requests to trim his nose hair, while a columnist framed personal grooming as a matter of preference, noting long hairs can accumulate debris.
- Eric Thomas, Tribune advice columnist, wrote that the problem is the 'cumulation of years of one days' and suggested changing seating, while the Dear Eric letter writer said asking him to trim beforehand would feel inappropriate.
- Faced with limited remedies, the advice focused on the columnist's recommendation to change seating short of uninviting the guest to preserve holiday harmony.
- Seen broadly, the case highlights recurring holiday tensions where personal grooming clashes with family norms and medical/etiquette observations frame nose hair as a hygiene preference rather than a health risk.
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Asking Eric: In-law’s body hair makes holidays a chore
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Asking Eric: In-law's body hair makes holidays a chore - McPherson Sentinel
Dear Eric: My son-in-law’s father does not seem to feel the need to trim his nose hair which is quite bushy and hangs out of his nose. Apparently, his wife has asked him to do something about this, but he chooses to ignore her and neither of his sons want to talk to him about it even though it bothers them too.We host Thanksgiving at our house each year and, while I don’t particularly care for this couple, I have always invited them to join us.
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