22.) Top 40 Countdown - I'm 25 and Still Seeking my Parents' Approval

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🗓️ 1 July 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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I'm 25 and Still Seeking my Parents' Approval: Jackie feels child-like, stuck and depressed because she needs her parents' approval over everything from what clothes she should wear to what career she should pursue. - Dr. Laura: "Becoming your own person instead of an extension of your parents is a scary but wonderful journey." - Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to this edition of the Call of the Day.
0:03.8	Be sure to listen to my program Monday through Friday now heard on Sirius XM Triumph 2011.
0:09.8	Jackie, welcome to the program.
0:12.4	Hi Dr. Laura, it's so nice to speak with you.
0:15.4	Thank you.
0:17.4	What can I help you with?
0:19.4	So I reached out to you obviously the other day about feeling like I'm still trying to
0:28.8	get like my parents approval on everything that I do on 25 years old.
0:34.7	I still currently live at home with them just for financial reasons.
0:38.1	I'm trying to save up money, you know, build up a good savings.
0:41.1	No, no, you're not doing it for financial reasons.
0:44.1	No.
0:46.1	Okay.
0:47.1	You're not.
0:48.1	I mean, when I was a graduate school, there's lady had an apartment with a lot of rooms.
0:56.9	There was a crummy kind of building and I rented one room in the building, other students
1:02.5	and people rented other rooms.
1:05.1	I didn't wait to have the money to buy a ranch in Montana.
1:09.8	I did what I had to do to take care of myself as an adult and be responsible for myself.
1:14.7	You're avoiding that.
1:16.8	You're wanting it easy and comfortable.
1:22.3	And the price you pay is you're not a person, you're an extension of them.
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