DEAR ERIC: My brother and my sister-in-law called me to tell me that their granddaughter wants to come to a university in my city. They told her she would have to depend on me for a place to stay and financial help. The issue is I rarely talk to my brother, by his choice, and I have never met his granddaughter. I do not even know her name! Further, it appears he has told his wife that he helped pay for me to go to college. That is a boldface lie! When I said no to their request, they got angry. Since I rarely talk to them anyway, I really don’t care what they think. However, they are trying to…
