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 ...

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

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.

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

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

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