5930 I Haven't Spoken With My Daughter for SIX YEARS! Freedomain Call In

Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

Stefan Molyneux

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4.6 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2025

⏱️ 122 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, host Stefan speaks with a caller struggling with estrangement from his oldest daughter amid a complicated family history. The caller recounts emotional turmoil during her wedding when she requested both him and her stepfather to walk her down the aisle, deepening their rift. He reflects on his decision to avoid speaking negatively about his ex-wife, which he hoped would help their relationship but instead led to misunderstandings.

Stefan highlights how past dynamics influence current relationships and encourages the caller to maintain open communication with his children. By the end of the discussion, the caller gains valuable insights into his actions and a renewed hope for reconciliation with his daughter.

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0:00.0	Hello?
0:00.9	Hey, all right.
0:01.8	I think we're all set.
0:03.4	Okay.
0:03.7	Appreciate that.
0:04.4	So, yeah, just if you can remember to stay off names and places, I'm all ears laid on me.
0:08.9	How can I best help?
0:11.7	It's the first time I've ever told anybody my problems.
0:15.1	I'm a little nervous, but see where to even begin.
0:21.0	I got seven kids.
0:24.1	My oldest was with my ex-wife.
0:27.1	All the rest are with my present wife.
0:29.6	We've been married for like 35 years now.
0:32.8	But the main issue that I wrote to you about is my oldest daughter, you know, my high school sweetheart and I, we ended up getting married after she got pregnant.
0:49.9	I decided to do the right thing and marry her.
0:53.2	And, you know, we had a daughter and little time went by.
1:01.0	She ended up cheating on me and we ended up getting divorced.
1:05.0	And she ended up marrying the guy that she cheated on me with.
1:09.0	So basically, that guy raised my daughter. I mean,
1:12.9	I've seen her as often as I could, but anybody that's been through a divorce knows that
1:18.3	you really can have a relationship at that point. And so, especially because my daughter was so young, she was only like one year old, so that was the only guy in the house that she ever knew.
1:36.0	And so 30-some years later, she ends up getting married.
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