Can't We All Just Get Along?

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Elise can't figure out the trick to having a good relationship with her boyfriend's daughter. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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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 11.
0:11.4	Elise, welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. Hi. How can I know?
0:18.4	Because thank you. I wanted to ask your opinion if I should respond to a text message from my long-time boyfriend's daughter.
0:29.6	Do I respond? How do I respond?
0:32.6	Would you please read the text to me?
0:35.6	Would you please read the text? It? Would you please read the text?
0:39.6	It says, hi.
0:40.8	I'll read it verbatim.
0:41.9	Yes.
0:44.0	Yeah, I thought about, hi.
0:46.9	Yeah, I thought about it, and I don't think it's necessary.
0:52.1	I don't want to entertain a conversation that is being forced of you by my dad.
0:56.8	I also don't think it will be a productive conversation between us,
0:59.0	and I don't want to waste my time or energy.
1:05.2	If you want me to apologize for the one comment I made in Mammoth,
1:06.2	then I am sorry.
1:09.8	Clearly, our relationship is still very sensitive and unable to make any type of jokes or
1:13.6	comments like that with you. I will continue to bite my tongue and make sure I don't say anything
1:18.9	that can be interpreted the wrong way by you. I think it's best we continue to keep our
1:24.0	distance and I don't want to keep being put in situations where I feel like I am walking on eggshells around you.
1:29.9	I'm going to focus on maintaining boundaries that prioritize my piece and ensure that my relationship with my dad remains intact regardless of our personal conflict.
1:42.3	Sounds like a very mature, it sounds like a very mature text.
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