Dear LFTP: strangers fixating on our four-year-old daughter's beauty
- How should we handle strangers fixating on our young daughter's beauty?
A letter writer with a four-year-old daughter is tired of relatives and strangers fixating on the girl's looks, calling it creepy. The hosts riff comedically on making her look worse (burlap sack, mustard, mud) before giving real advice: don't worry about what strangers say, teach her that her worth isn't in her appearance, and trust your gut and leave if anyone gives a genuinely creepy vibe. One host quips that some people, like Dan Hudson, just have to live with being abnormally attractive. The Secular answer is read: talk privately with relatives and praise the girl for brains, manners, and niceness instead of appearance.
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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: Ralph calls three or four times a week
- How can I get my retired friend Ralph to call less frequently without being rude?
The letter: 'Ralph,' a longtime best friend, retired and is bored, so he calls three or four times a week 'even when there's nothing new to talk about,' rehashing the same things; subtle hints haven't worked; letting it go to voicemail just earns a callback request.
From No. 602 · Relationship Counseling
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Dear LFTP: the senior-living handshake letter, and the close
- How can a senior-living resident politely decline the dining-room manager's handshakes?
Mike reads the second Dear LFTP letter: a senior-living resident whose dining-room manager (Manny) shakes hands at residents' tables, and who dodges with wet or greasy hands — how to decline politely?
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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