#37 - Top 40 Countdown '23: I Need To Move on From My Biological Family

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Even though Maurice was adopted as a teen by a loving and supportive family, he finds himself acting more like his biological parents and jeopardizing his future. 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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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern time on Sirius XM Triumph 111.
0:11.0	Lori and Maurice, thank you.
0:15.0	I, are you, who are you to each other?
0:20.0	I am his adapted mother.
0:23.0	And how old was Maurice when you adopted him?
0:27.0	14, I'm 24 now.
0:30.0	Oh, so you were a teenager. Wow. I was a teenager, yes. Yeah.
0:35.4	Lori, have you adopted other children?
0:37.8	No, I have three biological children and Maurice.
0:41.6	Got it.
0:43.0	And how old are your bio-candies?
0:45.0	20, his age, he's got a sister his age and then a brother 20 and one 17.
0:52.8	17. Sister.
0:53.8	Okay.
0:54.8	Got it.
0:55.8	What can I do for you?
0:57.0	First off, Dr. Roy, I've been listening to your show for five years in the call my mom and I really do love your show and the advice that you give.
1:10.0	I've been having issues problems with how to deal with my parents and reconcile my past and I feel like it's continually tripped me up.
1:20.0	I have a great support system, but no matter how long I do well, the wheels fall off, whether
1:27.8	it's school or athletics or just overall building relationships.
1:32.4	And my parents pretty much abandoned me when I was a kid and they thought
1:38.3	it was more important to do drugs and prostitute and do other things and it was to take care of me.
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