Dear LFTP: the retiree obsessed with restoring Corvettes
- What should a wife do about her retired husband's expensive, obsessive Corvette-restoring hobby?
A host reads a second Dear LFTP letter: a woman's husband retired four years ago, got bored, and sank thousands into restoring old Corvettes, buying four more for parts until the backyard looks like a junkyard, with no vacations since retirement. The hosts' advice is unanimous: have the conversation directly, for free, in the garage next to the Corvette, before paying a counselor. Highlights include Dan's dark joke ('take it away from him, he'll die in three months,' which draws 'Sweet Moses, Dan'), the 'get better at this or quit' ultimatum, and the observation that dudes get tunnel vision about everything except Bible reading. The Secular answer: find the money for a marriage counselor and consider vacationing without him, which the hosts reject as missing the actual problem.
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Is Jesus a good leader? The 10 qualities, part one
- Is Jesus a good leader by modern standards?
Mike runs a vague internet search for 'the 10 essential qualities of an effective leader' and the room grades Jesus. 1.
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Dear LFTP: the fiance who games until 5AM
- What should the letter-writer do about her fiance's all-night gaming habit?
Mike reads a Dear LFTP letter from a woman engaged five years to Dustin, who games from 10PM to 5AM, skips chores, and gives her no attention; talking has not helped since 'he grew up gaming.'
From No. 598 · Emphasis | Accountability, Worship and Praying with Strangers
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Dear LFTP: the basement musician whose wife never asks him to play
- Am I asking too much to expect my wife to ask me to play, or should I just let it go and stop writing songs?
Mike reads a letter from a married-31-years basement musician and songwriter whose non-musical wife has never once asked him to play — he wonders if he's asking too much or should stop writing.
From No. 597 · Maybe A Word From God
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Dear LFTP: wife mocks husband's bladder problem in public
- How should I respond when my wife mocks me and my bladder problem in public?
Mike reads a letter from a man married three years whose wife calls him vulgar names in public and makes his bladder-control problem into comedy.