Dodging In-Law Requests, Melting Candy Bars in Diapers, Hiding Coffee Truths, and More
Were You Raised By Wolves?
Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about dodging requests from mothers-in-law, playing unfortunate baby shower games, neglecting to disclose when you're serving half-caf coffee, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a handwritten thank-you note if we could.)
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QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS:
- How do I decline my mother-in-law’s request to throw a dinner party in my home?
- What is the right way to ask friends if they are actually serious about throwing us a baby shower?
- What’s the best response when someone says they’re going to be out of the office?
- How do I get my colleagues to stop asking me to get in touch with my husband on their behalf?
- Should you tell guests when you serve less than fully caffeinated coffee?
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Hosts: Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
Producer & Editor: Nick Leighton
Theme Music: Rob Paravonian
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, it's Nick. And it's Leah. Real quick thing before we get going, Leah, do you know about |
| 0:04.3 | Wolves Plus? I do, but let's pretend I don't for this for our audience. So Wolves Plus, |
| 0:11.5 | and we say it the French way, because it sounds fancier, is this new thing that we offer on Apple |
| 0:16.1 | podcasts. So you can get an ad-free version of our show that also helps support us. |
| 0:21.3 | And you can do that right now in the app. |
| 0:23.4 | So go find our show and click on Wolves Plus, if you want to be all American about it. |
| 0:28.3 | And check it out. |
| 0:29.5 | Wolves Plus. |
| 0:30.5 | Wolves Plus. |
| 0:31.5 | And now let's start the show. |
| 0:36.4 | Hey, everybody. |
| 0:37.3 | It's Nick Layton. |
| 0:38.2 | And it's Leah Bonema. |
| 0:39.3 | And we had so many great questions from you all in the wilderness. |
| 0:42.2 | Oh! |
| 0:45.1 | That we've a bonus episode. |
| 0:46.8 | So here we go. |
| 0:47.7 | Our first question is, quote, |
| 0:49.4 | My mother-in-law and I have had a tense relationship from the start. |
| 0:53.3 | We keep things civil on the surface, |
| 0:55.1 | but there's always that unmistakable layer of mutual disdain, all smiles, and silent loathing. |
| 1:01.4 | Oddly enough, most of our friction comes down to etiquette. She's made a hobby out of critiquing |
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