Dear LFTP: the self-hosted baby shower, then the benediction
- Dear LFTP: is hosting your own baby shower in poor taste, and how do you repair the relationship?
Mike (addressed on air) reads the last letter: a new grandmother-to-be asked her pregnant granddaughter who was hosting the baby shower and said hosting your own is "in poor taste," and now the granddaughter is dodging her calls — "am I behind the times?" The hosts split gently: traditions changed, grandma wasn't wrong that it reads a little self-serving, but both sides should let it go — "sorry, grandma, you're old, the times have moved on, are you coming or what?" The Secular answer (read on air) advises apologizing and offering to help. Boova admits he throws his own birthday parties so nobody is burdened. The show closes on the Bob Eisenlauer complaint line and the standing benediction: be faithful in the means, God will handle the ends.
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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.