In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a dispute between siblings about whether or not to place their mother in a nursing home.

Then Sister said she wants a place with graduated care so mom wouldn’t have to move when she gets worse. The list goes on. While the rest of us siblings are thankful Sister has

All but one of us siblings agree that Mom needs to be in assisted living with nursing care. The holdout insisted on looking after Mom herself. Now, however, she realizes that it has become burdensome,