Feeling Obligated to Babysit, Serving Sliced Lemons, Fixing Friends' Typos, and More

Were You Raised By Wolves?

Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema

Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Self-improvement

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2022

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Etiquette, manners, and beyond! In this episode, Nick and Leah answer listener questions about feeling obligated to babysit for a neighbor, serving sliced lemons at a buffet, fixing friends' social media typos, 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:

A neighbor is upset I'm not always available to volunteer to babysit on short notice...what do I do?
At a buffet lunch, should sliced lemons for water be served with a spoon or a fork?
Should I say something to a family member who isn't washing their hands after using the bathroom?
Is it OK to cash a check before sending a thank you note?
Should I say something to a friend who has typos in her online advertisements?
Listener Feedback: Asking to buy all the groceries

THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW

Episode with question about buying the entire shopping list

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CREDITS

Hosts: Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema

Producer & Editor: Nick Leighton

Theme Music: Rob Paravonian

TRANSCRIPT

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Nick.
0:00.9	And it's Leah.
0:01.9	Real quick thing before we get going.
0:03.7	Did you know that we have a new benefit on Patreon?
0:07.1	I did know.
0:08.1	Yes.
0:08.5	So if you want an ad-free version of our show, you of course can continue signing up for Wolf's Plus exclusively on Apple Podcasts.
0:15.7	But you can now get the same benefit when you join us on Patreon as a moon howler or higher.
0:40.3	A moon howler. I just want to be a moon howler. I am a moon howler. You are a moonhaller. Yes. Yes. You are the very definition. You're the model moonhauler. Boy, do I moon howl. Also, you're not only getting the ad-free version. You're also getting all of our Patreon content. Oh yeah. I mean, there's tons of bonus content, which you've never seen if you haven't joined us on Patreon. So please either join us on Wolves Plus through Apple Podcasts or join us on Patreon.
0:47.0	Come moon howl.
0:51.2	Hey everybody, it's Nick Layton. And I'm Leibonama.
0:53.8	And we had so many great questions from you all in the wilderness.
0:56.3	Ow!
0:58.2	That we've a bonus episode. So, here we go. Our first question, when this hit my email, I was just like...
1:07.0	Oh! I... I... Uh, okay. Quote, I have a neighbor who I frequently babysit for, and I enjoy spending time with their adorable daughter.
1:16.2	However, last week, I planned for a much needed me day.
1:20.3	That same neighbor asked me the day before my scheduled me day to watch their daughter.
1:24.7	When I let them know through text that I was unavailable, the husband then replied that I,
1:29.0	quote, must not really care about our friendship or his daughter.
1:33.3	In the end, I agreed to babysit for fear of angering this neighbor.
1:37.3	What should I have done?
1:38.6	And what should I do next time?
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