Dear LFTP: favorite sibling after a sibling's death
Dear LFTP letter two: a woman whose favorite sibling has died keeps hearing from the surviving in-law that she was the parents' favorite, which she doubts. The hosts advise not indulging disparagement of the dead sibling, suggest redirecting the conversation, and riff on Joseph's coat of many colors and his sheaves-bowing dreams; the secular answer's 'take it, enjoy it' gets a mixed review, with one host suggesting the spouse may be processing an unhealthy marriage or grief.
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Dear LFTP 3: Mom's false teeth
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Dear LFTP: should I attend my murdered niece's funeral?
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Dear LFTP: AA member who witnessed a life-support withdrawal
- How do I come to terms with accidentally witnessing a fellow AA member's life-support withdrawal?
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