We all can do this at times, this walking on eggshells—knowing that this is not the time to bring up certain topics, ask too many questions, say what we really think. Time to lay low, back off, let it ...

Dear Eric: My 35-year-old daughter “Mary” and I were very close in her early 20s, after she emerged from troubled teen years of substance abuse and self-destructive behaviors. She continues to stay ...