#30 - Top 40 Countdown '23: Why Won't My Son Call More Often?

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🗓️ 21 December 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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What can Christine do to encourage more interaction with her adult son who rarely calls or texts her? Email questions or comments: drlaura@drlaura.com - 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.

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0:11.8	111.
0:13.0	Christine, welcome to the program.
0:17.0	Hello, Dr Laura, thank you for taking my paw.
0:20.0	Thank you.
0:22.0	How fabulous you for in your voice.
0:25.0	Thank you.
0:27.0	I have a question about my 23 year old son, he was on the west coast,
0:34.0	and I'm on the east coast.
0:36.2	He went to school in California,
0:39.9	I got a job right after school
0:41.7	and had been out there for another year.
0:45.0	He's waiting to get into a master's PhD program that is paid for.
0:51.0	So he's been working very hard and applying to colleges and I know that it's very time
0:57.0	consuming. However, what I found is he doesn't have any time to really answer my text messages or stay in touch with me in what I would like as far as the time frame.
1:15.0	And especially at the holidays,
1:19.1	I'm finding it really difficult.
1:31.0	Is he an only child? Yes, he is. And what is that time frame you spoke about? What is that? what I would like maybe a weekly phone call
1:37.5	and I'm wondering if if you've ever said hey could you call me once a week and just say hi
1:46.8	I won't just wondering if you ever offered that
1:50.9	Probably not like that
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