Dear LFTP: mom named her stores after me
- My mom named her two successful clothing stores after me and I hate it -- what should I do?
Mike reads a listener letter: her mom owns two successful women's clothing stores named after her, and she hates it; her family says she's being ridiculous. The verdict is unanimous: give it up, you're overreacting, it's a compliment -- nobody confuses a storefront with your identity ('I go past a bar called Luke's...'). The 'Secular' answer suggests going by her middle name or legally changing it. Riffs follow on a clothing store named after Ben, Wendy's, Culver's, Burger King, the two Mike Fooses (Wisconsin's Metro Waste manager vs. the local one), Dan's mom Bernice going by Peggy, and Mike's would-be alias 'Santos Fuster.'
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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.