Adult Sibling Rivalry

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

Grandparents, Podcast, Love, Marriage, Sexuality, Marriage 101, Confrontation, Relationships, Couples, Well-being, Exercise, Workout, In-laws, Shacking Up, Counseling, Society & Culture, Health & Well-being, Parenting, Triumph, Feuds, Surviving A Shark Attack On Land, Power, Healing, Messing Up, Emotions, Quote, Procrastination, Divorce, Kids & Family, Dr Laura Schlessinger, Childhood, Wisdom, Responsibility, Do The Right Thing, Goals, Inspiration, Dating, Stay-at-home Dads, Lesbian, Life, Kids, Dr Laura, Family, Ethics, Siriusxm, The Ten Commandments, Sex, Social Media, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Snowflakes, Stay-at-home Moms, Co-parenting, Proper Care And Feeding Of Husbands, Stop Whining Start Living, Strength, Workplace, Ultimate Guide To Marriage, Single Parenting, Gay, Courage, Stress, Grief, Love & Life, Fitness, Coping, Conscience, Woman Power, God, Health, Feelings, Parenthood By Proxy, Friendship

4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

"Adult Sibling Rivalry" - Listen to my Morning Monologue: I’m sharing my take on pressing issues, enlightening research on human behavior, answering questions I get by email, and my favorite, most instructive interactions with callers. Everything you’ll hear is designed to help you become a better spouse, parent, family member, co-worker, friend, and human being. It’s the free therapy you need! Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Thank you for listening to my morning monologue.
0:03.8	Brought to you by Golden Crest Metals, helping everyday investors protect what they've worked so hard to build by adding gold and silver to retirement portfolios.
0:14.2	Learn more at goldencrestmedals.com slash protect.
0:18.6	Remember, you can hear my radio program daily on Sirius XM Triumph and connect with me 24-7
0:26.2	at Dr.ora.com. I want to open up a little bit talking about adult sibling rivalry.
0:33.6	Hear a lot about it on the program. Really? A lot. And it's mostly about somebody is a loser or
0:43.5	creep, mean, vicious, snowflake, addict. And of course, we're not going to get along with that person.
0:56.2	In situations in which adult siblings are not getting along,
1:05.2	the conflicts usually stem from the parents, one or both, often from childhood.
1:16.5	Here's, there's a ton of things.
1:18.9	You'll recognize some of these.
1:22.6	The parent gossips and complains about each sibling behind the siblings back to the other
1:32.5	siblings, which breeds bad feeling and confusion.
1:42.3	The parent or parents focus most of the attention on the kids who are a pain in the
1:48.6	butt, giving most of their time and money to the kid who's a pain in the butt.
2:00.1	God, how many calls have I taken?
2:02.2	I am the adult kid who took care of my parents while they were ill,
2:06.1	and they left the money to my brother, sister, who is a complete loser jerk.
2:22.5	So even posthumously, they're doing this nonsense.
2:32.5	Ignoring the fact that a particular sibling is destructive and trying to force everybody else to just get along,
2:41.3	denying the pain, the destruction caused by that one kid, adult, adult kid.
2:50.4	Now, how do we get past that?
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.