Dear LFTP: the 25-year-old grandson staying for a master's degree
- Am I selfish for feeling my space has been invaded by my husband's grandson living with us through graduate school?
The reader takes a second letter: a woman asks whether she is selfish for feeling her space has been invaded after her husband's grandson 'Kyle' (in quotes) has lived with them two years through his bachelor's and will stay two more for a master's, while his uncles grumble that their kids never got the same treatment. The hosts side with perspective-change — call the mourning of an idealized American life what the prior week's show (what a host said 'Ben' described) called treating something that wasn't true as true — and say two years flies and it is a blessing to help. The 'secular' answer agrees the generosity is nobody else's business, and this time the hosts agree: 'Secular takes a swing and knocks one out of the park.'
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Dear LFTP: the mother-in-law moved in
- My mother-in-law moved in seven months ago and it’s been difficult — how can we sort this out?
The last letter comes from a wife whose mother-in-law moved in seven months ago with no boundaries, rising bills, unpaid prescriptions, and open disrespect.
From No. 604 · Rearview Mirror
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Dear LFTP: the single man and the holiday cliques
- Would it be wrong for the lonely single man to start declining holiday invitations?
The first Dear LFTP letter: a single man, happy with his life and plenty of friends and family, dreads the holidays — at Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings of 15 to 25 people,…
From No. 603 · Found Out
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Dear LFTP: the grandma, 'Libby,' and the weight comment
- Was I wrong to mention my concern about Libby's weight?
Mike reads the letter: she moved 2,000 miles to be near her daughter's family; granddaughter 'Libby' was diagnosed with a medical condition and put on weight.
From No. 602 · Relationship Counseling
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Dear LFTP: the Mimi letter ('Call Me Hoopi')
- Is it wrong for a grandmother to be upset when her grandson's other grandmother claims the same nickname?
Mike reads the Dear LFTP letter: a grandmother whose two-year-old grandson calls her Mimi — but the other grandmother claimed Mimi for herself, and the daughter-in-law is annoyed and doesn't want 'mom mom' either.