What to do with Christmas and the Santa discussion
- How do you handle Christmas and keep the focus where it needs to be?
- What do you do with Santa?
The hosts preview the 'what to do with Christmas' topic, asking how families keep the focus where it needs to be and what to do with Santa, warning listeners to put the kids to bed first. Mike is discussed as having claimed on the show that Santa was a drunk. The hosts riff on a listener-submitted Skype photo of a Santa who looks drunk-or-sleepy ('whiskey beard Santa'), debate whether he is jolly or in a stupor, and tell a Merle Mall story about a mall Santa who recognized a three-year-old named Shanna out of the blue. The bit closes with the mock-formal moniker 'The Dan'.
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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.