Dear LFTP: 12-year-old who still plays with dolls
- I'm 12 and still play with dolls — how do I grow up?
A host reads a letter from a 12-year-old embarrassed about still playing with dolls while classmates wear makeup, dealing with tantrums and a sister who calls her stupid. The hosts' advice: pray for your sister, stop the tantrums, play with dolls as long as you want. The pre-written 'secular' answer (talk to your mother about feelings; dolls aren't immaturity) is read, and a host pushes back on the 'people of every age play with dolls' line.
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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?
Mike reads the second letter: the writer hosts weekend grandson visits where her son Dennis brings Champ, an untrained destructive puppy that runs wild, barks, and digs.
From No. 586 · Nothing Personal
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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?
Mike reads a letter from a man married three years whose wife calls him vulgar names in public and makes his bladder-control problem into comedy.
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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?
Mike reads the second letter: the parent of a special-needs pre-K child saw a Facebook group post exposing that her daughter was excluded from a birthday party.
From No. 574 · Starring Ted Danson as Joab
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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.