January 2, 2026 • 13 mins
The Strawberry Letter heard on The Steve Harvey Morning Show Thursday, January 1st, 2026. Subject: "How Did He Know Where To Put It?"
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It is time now for today's Strawberry Letter. And if
you need advice on relationships, works, sex, parenting, and more,
please please please submit your Strawberry Letter to STEVEARVFM dot
com by clicking the submit Strawberry Letter button.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
It's right there, okay, and we could be.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Getting your letter. We could be receiving your letter. We
could be reading your letter, your letter on the air.
Just are going to read this one right here, right now,
and you never know it could be yours.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
You never know. It's strapping to Strawberry letter.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
But my good friend, Shirley Strawby.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Thank you my good friend junior subject how did he
know where to put it?
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Okay, Dear Stephen, Shirley.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
I've been married for six years and all was well
in my marriage until one of my closest friends moved
to my side of town. She's divorced and she bought
a new home closer to where we live. When she
and her husband started to have problems, my husband stopped
talking to him because he didn't like the her husband
(01:00):
treated her. My granny lives with us, and she didn't
understand why my husband cared so much. I don't get
into discussions about my husband and marriage with my grandmother
because she finds fault with everything. When my close friend
would stop by our house, my Granny would keep an
eye on her. She didn't like my husband having kind
(01:22):
words for my friend at all. I took it with
a grain of salt because Grannie is so negative most
of the time. But I did stop my friend from
popping up at our house before she went out so
I could see her dressed up nicely.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Grannie said it was more for my husband than for me.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
It did raise a red flag, but I didn't let
Granny know. Then my friend had a housewarming party and
she needed wood for her fireplace, so I told her
we bring some. My husband came in a few minutes
after us, and I asked him if he was going to.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Get the wood.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
He said he already put it out back. My friend
thanked him, and Grannie asked how he knew where to
put it. A hush fell over the room. He said
he assumed it went on the patio. Granny then asked
how he knew where the patio was.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Come on, Granny, he said, he assumed it was out back.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
My friend and my husband looked uncomfortable, and Granny looked
at me and whispered, don't be stupid, Tam. Is she
just being granny? Or am I being stupid? What is
going on?
Speaker 2 (02:33):
All right?
Speaker 1 (02:34):
It's a little bit of both, meaning that granny was right,
and yes you were stupid for ignoring that feeling.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
You had in your gut.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Or the red flags as you call them, red flags
pop up for a reason.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Okay, that's why they're called red flags.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
And when you know and when has anyone's granny been
wrong about this kind of stuff?
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Okay, it's called wisdom.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
It is called wisdom, it's called the They've lived long
enough to have seen just about everything in life, and
they certainly know when a woman is trying to get
at another woman's man. It's just something that grannie's have, okay,
older women. But the really stupid one here is your husband.
Your husband who couldn't even play off the fact that
he knew exactly where everything was at your friend's house
(03:22):
because why because could it be.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
That he's been there before? Sounds like it.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
It looked very suspicious when you when all you guys
were inside, and he took the firewood and put it
in the very place it was supposed to go. He
didn't come in and ask your friend any questions about
where it should go. He didn't bring it inside and
put it down somewhere anywhere. Nope, he put it where
he always puts it when he comes over. And that's
(03:49):
when Granny knew for sure, and she put him on
blasts with her questions. And Grannie's right, you know that.
Don't be stupid, tam. No, you didn't catch them together.
You don't have any facts or anything, but you got
your granny on the case, and clearly something is going on.
So thank you to the granny in this letter, and
for all the grannies out there.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
Steve. It is so hard to follow this one because
who wants to respond after that eloquent display of respect
for the elder. Usually want to be respectful of elderly people,
but this woman all the respect at relation admiration critic
(04:38):
because she just gave it up. You know, Shirley, trying
to go Christian on this one. Honor thy mother and
their father, and our days on this earth shall be long.
You know, I'm real fit to run the risk of
getting cut off early because I don't really I see
some other stuff in this letter, So here I go yeah,
(05:00):
how did he know where to put it? You've been
married for six years and everything was going good until
you One of your closest friends moved on your side
of town. She got divorced and she bought a new
house closer to where y'all live. And when she and
her husband started to have problems, your husband stop talking
to him because he ain't like the way her husband
(05:21):
treated her. Well, obviously he had some information y'all didn't
have because they was boys, and he kind of when
your old dog, that's like real stink. Damn. He didn't stop,
So that's natural. My granny lives with us. See right there,
right there, My granny lives with us. Let's talk about
(05:45):
the decisions that you're all can make to make. You
have to live with your grandda, not your children grandkids.
Mama and yo, Daddy didn't want her staying with teeth.
(06:06):
So now you do that to Granny staying with you. Woo.
Some people know some stuff about Granny that you don't know,
and she didn't understand why your husband cares so much.
I don't get into discussions about my husband in marriage
with my grandmama because she finds fault with everything and
(06:29):
why she at your house. That's why she ain't at
your mama's house or your daddy's house. She knows she
done broke up a lot of families.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
I bet you hold that thought, Steve, hold that thought.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
We'll have part two of your response coming up at
twenty three minutes after the hour. Today's strawberry letter subject
how did he know where to put it? We'll come
back with part two of Steve's response right after this.
You're listening Steve Harvey Morning Show.
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Speaker 1 (07:28):
All right, come on, Steve, Let's recap today's strawberry letter,
the subject how did he know where to put it?
Speaker 3 (07:35):
Yeah, you've been married. For a while, your closest friend
got divorced, bought a house over there by you and
your husband. Your husband started having problems, and when they
started having problems, your husband stopped talking to her husband
because he said he didn't like where he treated her.
Your grandmama lived with y'all, and she didn't understand why
my husband kid so much because your grandmama knows it.
(08:00):
Get into discussions about my husband in marriage with my
grandmother because she finds fault with everything. Why is your
grandmama staying with y'all? Why is the grandmama not staying
with her daughter or her son. Why she got to
skip over and stay with her grandkids? Because she then
already broke up your mama and daddy's home, so they
(08:23):
wasn't gonna have it. So now she over here, and
now guess what she fit to break yours up because
she find fault with everything. Everybody don't know won little
negative granny living with them, but you don't know no better.
When my close friend would stop by her house, your
grandmama would keep eye on her. She didn't like my
husband having kind words for my friend at all. I
(08:46):
took her with a grain of salt. Your grandmama dunk
this old bit at the old lady that by herself,
that's what she is. Old bit at the old woman
by herself staying with her grandkids. Can't stay with her own,
got to stay with her kids kids. She got a
skipper generation because she'de broke up too many houses. And
everybody know about your grandmamaself, y'all because you still remember
(09:09):
her giving you candy. But she got different kind of candy.
Now it's called poison. What Yeah, she got a different
kind of can denied, it's called poison. Because my granny
is so negative most of the time. That's all the time.
What is your old done that has caused you to
have to live with your grandkids because she negative? Granted,
(09:34):
don't like nobody, And I got news for you. Don't
nobody like granny, but I but I did stop my
friend from popping up at our house because when she
went out so I could see her all dressed up nicely,
Granny said that was more for my husband. That's for leader.
Granny just keeps staying the pot up. See, Granny ain't
(09:57):
got no man, Granted, ain't had a in a long time.
Granny man left off. Now she mad about everybody. Man. Now, now,
ain't nobody got a good man? Because so Granny all
me and his dogs, yours, your mama's, your daddy's, everybody,
Granny are walking home records.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
Granny.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
Then my friend had a housewoman party. Now this is
what threw me. Then my friend had a housewoman party
and she needed wood for her fireplace. What who throw
a party? Say, hey, man, brk some wood. They bring
some drake, bring some potato, Sally bringing cups, bring plate,
(10:40):
bring a little meat with you, bring some who throw
a party and ask for some firewood? That was just
odd to me. I ain't out with a lot of party.
I had a lot of stuff under my arm. I
ain't ever walked in with some logs under my own.
Never had them bought one alcohol, cheese, trees. I just
(11:06):
showed them with some stuff. Gives bags. Not no wood, though,
So I told her we bring something. My husband came
in a few minutes after us, and I asked him
if he was going to get the wood. He said
he already put it out back. Now my friend thanked him,
and Granny asked, now see right here, why is Granny
(11:27):
at the pond? Grammy knows that over to the party.
My friend thanked him and granted, asked how he knew
where to put it? A hush fell over the room.
How he knows where to put the wood because wood
has a double meaning and where to put So now
(11:49):
that's why the hush fell over the room because he
make this double connotation statement. Well, how you know where
to put it? Now, everybody got to figure out what
is her talking about? Put what? Where? Put the wood where?
Because we're talking two things now, So then the hush
fellow ruth, he said, he assumed it went on the patio.
(12:09):
Granted then asked how he knew where the patio was. Well,
all help for all patios is in the back. If
in the back, it ain't a patio. If it's in
the front, it's a poach, right, see that old statement
right there. How he know where the patio is because
(12:31):
all patios is in the back? Man kind of ignorant question?
Is that? Because she a home record, he said, He
assumed it was out back. I'd have told her, Hey,
old hell, for all patios is in the back. My
friend and my husband looked uncomfortable, and Granny looked at
(12:52):
me and whispered don't be stupid stupid just like all
of my men's this dead me. I ain't been able
to keep a man nohow, So why would I want
to see you one? I'dn't got rid of your mom
and daddy's relationship. That's why I'm staying in your house.
Is she just being granny? Or am I being stupid?
(13:14):
What's going on? Your grandma is a hater?
Speaker 2 (13:17):
Back, she got wisdom okay.
Speaker 3 (13:21):
To break up a family?
Speaker 1 (13:22):
At Steve Harvey FM to comment on Today's Strawberry Letter.
You can also check out the Strawberry Letter podcast on demand.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
This is Steve Harbin Martin Show Man. Why do we
have a radio show? If we're gonna do it right?
Listen to your that's stupid, stupid, That's what I'm talking about. Boy,
say that? Man? Why we say that show? If we're
gonna be right?
Speaker 1 (13:48):
Morning show coming up right after you're listening to the
Steve Harvey Morning Show
It is time now for today's Strawberry Letter. And if
you need advice on relationships, works, sex, parenting, and more,
please please please submit your Strawberry Letter to STEVEARVFM dot
com by clicking the submit Strawberry Letter button.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
It's right there, okay, and we could be.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
Getting your letter. We could be receiving your letter. We
could be reading your letter, your letter on the air.
Just are going to read this one right here, right now,
and you never know it could be yours.
Speaker 3 (00:28):
You never know. It's strapping to Strawberry letter.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
But my good friend, Shirley Strawby.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Thank you my good friend junior subject how did he
know where to put it?
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Okay, Dear Stephen, Shirley.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
I've been married for six years and all was well
in my marriage until one of my closest friends moved
to my side of town. She's divorced and she bought
a new home closer to where we live. When she
and her husband started to have problems, my husband stopped
talking to him because he didn't like the her husband
(01:00):
treated her. My granny lives with us, and she didn't
understand why my husband cared so much. I don't get
into discussions about my husband and marriage with my grandmother
because she finds fault with everything. When my close friend
would stop by our house, my Granny would keep an
eye on her. She didn't like my husband having kind
(01:22):
words for my friend at all. I took it with
a grain of salt because Grannie is so negative most
of the time. But I did stop my friend from
popping up at our house before she went out so
I could see her dressed up nicely.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Grannie said it was more for my husband than for me.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
It did raise a red flag, but I didn't let
Granny know. Then my friend had a housewarming party and
she needed wood for her fireplace, so I told her
we bring some. My husband came in a few minutes
after us, and I asked him if he was going to.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Get the wood.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
He said he already put it out back. My friend
thanked him, and Grannie asked how he knew where to
put it. A hush fell over the room. He said
he assumed it went on the patio. Granny then asked
how he knew where the patio was.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Come on, Granny, he said, he assumed it was out back.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
My friend and my husband looked uncomfortable, and Granny looked
at me and whispered, don't be stupid, Tam. Is she
just being granny? Or am I being stupid? What is
going on?
Speaker 2 (02:33):
All right?
Speaker 1 (02:34):
It's a little bit of both, meaning that granny was right,
and yes you were stupid for ignoring that feeling.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
You had in your gut.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
Or the red flags as you call them, red flags
pop up for a reason.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
Okay, that's why they're called red flags.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
And when you know and when has anyone's granny been
wrong about this kind of stuff?
Speaker 2 (02:55):
Okay, it's called wisdom.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
It is called wisdom, it's called the They've lived long
enough to have seen just about everything in life, and
they certainly know when a woman is trying to get
at another woman's man. It's just something that grannie's have, okay,
older women. But the really stupid one here is your husband.
Your husband who couldn't even play off the fact that
he knew exactly where everything was at your friend's house
(03:22):
because why because could it be.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
That he's been there before? Sounds like it.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
It looked very suspicious when you when all you guys
were inside, and he took the firewood and put it
in the very place it was supposed to go. He
didn't come in and ask your friend any questions about
where it should go. He didn't bring it inside and
put it down somewhere anywhere. Nope, he put it where
he always puts it when he comes over. And that's
(03:49):
when Granny knew for sure, and she put him on
blasts with her questions. And Grannie's right, you know that.
Don't be stupid, tam. No, you didn't catch them together.
You don't have any facts or anything, but you got
your granny on the case, and clearly something is going on.
So thank you to the granny in this letter, and
for all the grannies out there.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
Steve. It is so hard to follow this one because
who wants to respond after that eloquent display of respect
for the elder. Usually want to be respectful of elderly people,
but this woman all the respect at relation admiration critic
(04:38):
because she just gave it up. You know, Shirley, trying
to go Christian on this one. Honor thy mother and
their father, and our days on this earth shall be long.
You know, I'm real fit to run the risk of
getting cut off early because I don't really I see
some other stuff in this letter, So here I go yeah,
(05:00):
how did he know where to put it? You've been
married for six years and everything was going good until
you One of your closest friends moved on your side
of town. She got divorced and she bought a new
house closer to where y'all live. And when she and
her husband started to have problems, your husband stop talking
to him because he ain't like the way her husband
(05:21):
treated her. Well, obviously he had some information y'all didn't
have because they was boys, and he kind of when
your old dog, that's like real stink. Damn. He didn't stop,
So that's natural. My granny lives with us. See right there,
right there, My granny lives with us. Let's talk about
(05:45):
the decisions that you're all can make to make. You
have to live with your grandda, not your children grandkids.
Mama and yo, Daddy didn't want her staying with teeth.
(06:06):
So now you do that to Granny staying with you. Woo.
Some people know some stuff about Granny that you don't know,
and she didn't understand why your husband cares so much.
I don't get into discussions about my husband in marriage
with my grandmama because she finds fault with everything and
(06:29):
why she at your house. That's why she ain't at
your mama's house or your daddy's house. She knows she
done broke up a lot of families.
Speaker 2 (06:36):
I bet you hold that thought, Steve, hold that thought.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
We'll have part two of your response coming up at
twenty three minutes after the hour. Today's strawberry letter subject
how did he know where to put it? We'll come
back with part two of Steve's response right after this.
You're listening Steve Harvey Morning Show.
Speaker 4 (06:58):
Nothing's worse than pet bouncing on and off your bed
on cold nights.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Waking you up every time.
Speaker 4 (07:04):
Mattress firms sleep experts can match you with a bed
like a temper pedic with a unique material that absorbs
motion for undisturbed rest. Shop mattress firms once a year's
sale and clearance and save up to five hundred dollars
on select temperpeding mattresses with next day.
Speaker 2 (07:22):
Delivery restrictions applying. Next day delivery available on select mattresses
and subject to location. Sea Store for details.
Speaker 1 (07:28):
All right, come on, Steve, Let's recap today's strawberry letter,
the subject how did he know where to put it?
Speaker 3 (07:35):
Yeah, you've been married. For a while, your closest friend
got divorced, bought a house over there by you and
your husband. Your husband started having problems, and when they
started having problems, your husband stopped talking to her husband
because he said he didn't like where he treated her.
Your grandmama lived with y'all, and she didn't understand why
my husband kid so much because your grandmama knows it.
(08:00):
Get into discussions about my husband in marriage with my
grandmother because she finds fault with everything. Why is your
grandmama staying with y'all? Why is the grandmama not staying
with her daughter or her son. Why she got to
skip over and stay with her grandkids? Because she then
already broke up your mama and daddy's home, so they
(08:23):
wasn't gonna have it. So now she over here, and
now guess what she fit to break yours up because
she find fault with everything. Everybody don't know won little
negative granny living with them, but you don't know no better.
When my close friend would stop by her house, your
grandmama would keep eye on her. She didn't like my
husband having kind words for my friend at all. I
(08:46):
took her with a grain of salt. Your grandmama dunk
this old bit at the old lady that by herself,
that's what she is. Old bit at the old woman
by herself staying with her grandkids. Can't stay with her own,
got to stay with her kids kids. She got a
skipper generation because she'de broke up too many houses. And
everybody know about your grandmamaself, y'all because you still remember
(09:09):
her giving you candy. But she got different kind of candy.
Now it's called poison. What Yeah, she got a different
kind of can denied, it's called poison. Because my granny
is so negative most of the time. That's all the time.
What is your old done that has caused you to
have to live with your grandkids because she negative? Granted,
(09:34):
don't like nobody, And I got news for you. Don't
nobody like granny, but I but I did stop my
friend from popping up at our house because when she
went out so I could see her all dressed up nicely,
Granny said that was more for my husband. That's for leader.
Granny just keeps staying the pot up. See, Granny ain't
(09:57):
got no man, Granted, ain't had a in a long time.
Granny man left off. Now she mad about everybody. Man. Now, now,
ain't nobody got a good man? Because so Granny all
me and his dogs, yours, your mama's, your daddy's, everybody,
Granny are walking home records.
Speaker 2 (10:16):
Granny.
Speaker 3 (10:17):
Then my friend had a housewoman party. Now this is
what threw me. Then my friend had a housewoman party
and she needed wood for her fireplace. What who throw
a party? Say, hey, man, brk some wood. They bring
some drake, bring some potato, Sally bringing cups, bring plate,
(10:40):
bring a little meat with you, bring some who throw
a party and ask for some firewood? That was just
odd to me. I ain't out with a lot of party.
I had a lot of stuff under my arm. I
ain't ever walked in with some logs under my own.
Never had them bought one alcohol, cheese, trees. I just
(11:06):
showed them with some stuff. Gives bags. Not no wood, though,
So I told her we bring something. My husband came
in a few minutes after us, and I asked him
if he was going to get the wood. He said
he already put it out back. Now my friend thanked him,
and Granny asked, now see right here, why is Granny
(11:27):
at the pond? Grammy knows that over to the party.
My friend thanked him and granted, asked how he knew
where to put it? A hush fell over the room.
How he knows where to put the wood because wood
has a double meaning and where to put So now
(11:49):
that's why the hush fell over the room because he
make this double connotation statement. Well, how you know where
to put it? Now, everybody got to figure out what
is her talking about? Put what? Where? Put the wood where?
Because we're talking two things now, So then the hush
fellow ruth, he said, he assumed it went on the patio.
(12:09):
Granted then asked how he knew where the patio was. Well,
all help for all patios is in the back. If
in the back, it ain't a patio. If it's in
the front, it's a poach, right, see that old statement
right there. How he know where the patio is because
(12:31):
all patios is in the back? Man kind of ignorant question?
Is that? Because she a home record, he said, He
assumed it was out back. I'd have told her, Hey,
old hell, for all patios is in the back. My
friend and my husband looked uncomfortable, and Granny looked at
(12:52):
me and whispered don't be stupid stupid just like all
of my men's this dead me. I ain't been able
to keep a man nohow, So why would I want
to see you one? I'dn't got rid of your mom
and daddy's relationship. That's why I'm staying in your house.
Is she just being granny? Or am I being stupid?
(13:14):
What's going on? Your grandma is a hater?
Speaker 2 (13:17):
Back, she got wisdom okay.
Speaker 3 (13:21):
To break up a family?
Speaker 1 (13:22):
At Steve Harvey FM to comment on Today's Strawberry Letter.
You can also check out the Strawberry Letter podcast on demand.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
This is Steve Harbin Martin Show Man. Why do we
have a radio show? If we're gonna do it right?
Listen to your that's stupid, stupid, That's what I'm talking about. Boy,
say that? Man? Why we say that show? If we're
gonna be right?
Speaker 1 (13:48):
Morning show coming up right after you're listening to the
Steve Harvey Morning Show
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