I have a girlfriend that helps me by driving me to out-of-town doctor appointments. I’m old enough to be her mother. She is disabled and on a small income. I’m blessed with a healthy retirement income.

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is furious to find out a friend has been re-selling items she was gifted.

I have gifted her several items. Recently, I got her a TV for her bedroom. A week passed and I asked what she did with the smaller one I gave her. She said, “Oh, I sold it for 30 bucks.” I was floored.