Dear LFTP: the South America cruise gift
- When a gifted trip's itinerary misses the mark, should the recipients ask the giver to change it, or was the wife right to refuse the lavish gift?
A host asks Mike to read the Dear LFTP letters, and a voice in the room reads the first: the letter writer, a real-estate agent, waived her commission for her daughter Stacy's home purchase and received a lavish South America cruise as thanks, then refused it as too much money after her husband demanded the itinerary be changed to include the Rio de Janeiro Jesus statue. The hosts largely advise graciously accepting the gift and asking for a small itinerary tweak, noting the wife may have overreacted from embarrassment. The 'secular' answer blames the husband's ingratitude and says he should have asked the daughter directly.
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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.