Dear LFTP: Buddhist parents versus Christian grandparents
- How do we get the Christian grandparents to take seriously our wish not to raise our daughter Christian, short of cutting off contact?
Buddhist parents write that they do not intend to raise their two-year-old daughter Christian and are frustrated that the Christian grandparents keep teaching her Christian songs and Bible stories despite being asked not to. The hosts are skeptical of the grandparents' low-effort approach (a few songs is not much of a stand) but also of the parents' stance - claiming openness to 'all religions' while specifically excluding Christianity reads as disingenuous, and shielding a child from a grandparent's integral faith is incoherent. The 'secular' advice (limit unsupervised grandparent time) is read as classic overprotective nonsense.
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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.