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The Dr. Laura Podcast

Choosing Stability Over Risk in Family Decisions

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Dee is seeking reassurance that she is making the right choice by not allowing her daughter, husband, and their children to move into her home. She is carefully considering the possible emotional, financial, and personal impact while trying to protect her peace, stability, and overall well-being. 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.

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and connect with me 24 seven at dr laura dot com d welcome to the program yes hi uh dr laura thank you for

0:35.8

taking my call you You're very welcome.

0:39.3

I'm calling because I want to know if I made the right decision about a situation.

0:45.3

Okay, and would you like some background first?

0:50.3

Okay.

0:51.3

So my daughter and her husband and their four daughters live in the same town.

0:57.0

They live in a house that my aunt, her great-aunt, left to them, so they have no mortgage payment.

1:04.0

She works from home. They want to move because the schools are bad and a few other reasons, but the schools being bad, the main one, and I support this.

1:17.6

So they, again, they own their own house. They are messy. They don't keep their house picked up like I would like.

1:30.0

And so what my daughter asked me was could they need to make renovations to their house

1:38.6

and repairs.

1:40.4

And could they stay with me or would I sign a co-loan, as a co-signer on a loan, either one of those?

1:50.8

And I said no.

1:52.1

Co-sign on a loan for what?

1:56.0

For a new house.

1:58.0

They, yeah, they want to, I'm sorry, I'm a little nervous.

2:02.9

They want to move from their house to get their kids in a new school system.

2:08.6

And also the son-in-law had his own business, which he sold before they applied for a loan.

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