Complaining Can Be Contagious

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🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Lucy isn’t loving the way the women in her new moms’ group entertain each other with complaints about their husbands. 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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0:26.6	Lucy, welcome to the program.
0:30.0	Oh, hello, Dr. Laura.
0:31.9	Hi.
0:32.6	Thank you.
0:32.9	I'm surprised.
0:34.0	Hi, Lucy.
0:34.9	How can I help?
0:36.7	Yes.
0:55.0	Okay. So, Lucy. How can I help? Yes. Okay. So basically my, I would like to know your point of view on when you're hanging out with a friend, either one-on-one or a group of friends, and you're all new moms. But basically, how do I put this, everyone's husband bashing a lot.
1:00.0	And sometimes you feel, oh, okay, geez, that sounds horrible.
1:06.0	Or sometimes you feel like when that happens, sort of thing happens to me.
1:10.0	I try to like look with him.
1:11.3	Basically, my point is I want to know how I should handle husband bashing when I don't want to
1:16.4	participate in it.
1:18.3	Okay, I'm ready.
1:19.5	I'm ready.
1:20.5	Yes.
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