Flat Stanley bit and the 'can't tolerate fools' letter
- How do I let annoyances roll off my back and bite my tongue when tired or stressed, without just 'killing them with kindness'?
The podcast continues with a Flat Stanley bit — a host proposes 'Flat Dan' photos of hat winner Dan Custis — and a story about the crew spending a whole day photographing a listener's Flat Stanley in Kansas (Royals Stadium, the Capitol, a cornfield) and never sending the pictures. Then a host reads the next Dear LFTP letter from 'can't tolerate fools in Des Moines': when tired or stressed they voice annoyance at others' quirks and feel guilty, doubting 'kill them with kindness' because it enables behavior.
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Dear LFTP: the angry husband
- Am I wrong for putting my kids and grandkids first? What can I do?
A host reads a Dear LFTP letter from a woman married twelve years to a formerly alcoholic, now angry and hostile husband; she asks whether she's wrong to put her kids and grandkids first and consider divorce.
From No. 592 · Because I Got High
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Dear LFTP: anger and living with grandmother
- What can I do about my anger and constant fighting with my grandmother, short of moving out?
Dan reads the Dear LFTP letter: a twenty-something who has lived with their grandmother (who raised them from age three) for 22 years; they used to be best friends but now fight…
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Dear LFTP: the angry Michigan man's road rage
- How do I get a grip on my temper and stop lashing out at people?
Nathaniel reads a letter from a self-described nice guy in Michigan whose fuse is short — he honked, flipped off, and snapped at his wife and kids.
From No. 455 · Don’t Spit On Folk, Among Other Wisdom
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Dear LFTP: the 34-year-old living with his father
- How should a 34-year-old living with his verbally abusive father handle his building rage?
A host reads a Dear LFTP letter from a 34-year-old unemployed man living with his verbally abusive 76-year-old father, whose building rage makes him want to tell his dad off.
From No. 356 · Hide It Under A Bush