Dear Eric: I have a problem that seems to be getting worse with time. Our son is married and very happy. He lives in another state, and we normally visit to see each other about twice a year.

The problem is my husband and I really don’t enjoy our visits. They’ve become very stressful. Time with a grown child should not be stressful. We are always walking on eggshells around them. It is their way or no way. They have become selfish adults.

Our last visit was truly exhausting and my husband doesn’t want to go again anytime soon. I know if I have a conversation with my son, we will probably not talk at all and it will sever our relationship. I truly don’t know what to do because I didn’t raise my son to be so difficult and make our family so uncomfortable in his and his wife’s presence. Ple

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