- My cousin-in-law Carrie stole my vintage purse at a family party and handed me $10 for it. Am I wrong to feel offended, and do I have any hope of getting my purse back?
Dear LFTP letter: the writer's cousin-in-law 'Carrie,' going through a hard time after her mother's death and her father's remarriage plans, announced she was stealing the writer's vintage purse at a family party, dumped its contents on the kitchen counter, handed her $10, and put the purse in her car. The hosts agree she has every right to feel offended, hold out no hope for the purse's return, debate whether the $10 came from the purse itself, and read the secular answer: her behavior was outrageous and may indicate emotional problems that should be addressed.
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Dear LFTP: the single man and the holiday cliques
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Dear LFTP: the Mimi letter ('Call Me Hoopi')
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