Dear LFTP: boyfriend's kids are lying to their mother
- My boyfriend's children are making up lies about me to their mother — what am I doing wrong?
A listener in a one-year relationship with a divorced father of two thought she got along great with his kids, but they're making up lies about her to their mother; the boyfriend and his ex fight about everything. The hosts' verdict is quick and unanimous: she's doing nothing wrong — the kids are lying, and it's the father's job to deal with his children's lying, not hers. Secular's answer: the kids may be trying to break the couple up hoping their parents reunite, or telling their mother what she wants to hear; the boyfriend must clear the air with his former spouse.
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Dear LFTP: Champ the untrained dog and holding boundaries with your son
- How do I handle my son bringing his untrained dog Champ on our weekend grandson visits?
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Dear LFTP: wife mocks husband's bladder problem in public
- How should I respond when my wife mocks me and my bladder problem in public?
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Dear LFTP: the birthday invitations
- Should parents be allowed to send birthday invitations to school when only select students are invited?
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Dear LFTP: Cindy's baby name ideas
- What should I do about my friend's terrible baby name choices?
Mike reads a letter from Dave about his longtime friend Cindy, six months pregnant, who keeps proposing names like chlamydia, bidet, chalet, and cliche because they sound pretty regardless of meaning.