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COTD Refresher: How Do I Fix This?

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🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

From my Call of the Day archives; Cynthia and her husband do not agree on the proper way to parent their kids, and it's damaging their relationship. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0

Time now for a refresher from my Dr Laura Call of the Day archives.

0:04.6

Remember you can hear my live radio program weekdays, 2 to 5 p.m.

0:09.9

Eastern time on Serious XM Triumph 2011.

0:13.7

Cynthia, welcome to the program.

0:18.4

So thank you for taking the call.

0:20.4

I am calling because, had been married for 22 years to the same man. We have two

0:27.1

children, nine and 10 years old, really good kids. We separated in 2018 due to alcohol issues, alcohol abuse issues.

0:38.0

He went through therapy. I went through therapy. We lived apart for a year and a half almost two years and then the

0:45.9

pandemic hit and so when the pandemic hit I'm a nurse I worked a lot I had a big focus on that for obviously a long time so he moved

0:57.0

back in and we kind of lived side by side for a good amount of time then, so now that the pandemic is not as bad

1:07.0

the past year or so or half a year,

1:10.3

I find that we are fighting and arguing over parental things.

1:15.0

Disagreements.

1:17.0

Like what?

1:18.0

Oh, gosh.

1:20.0

So kids have iPads, I want to restrict their time. He doesn't see a need in it.

1:26.0

Kids have iPhones. They're not connected to cellular, but they have iPhones. I want to restrict any electronic devices to eliminate

1:34.1

day. He doesn't see any internet and fights me on it.

1:37.6

Why does he think it's good for little kids to be able to get on the net?

1:42.3

Sounds a little stupid coming from an adult. it's good for little kids to be able to get on the net.

1:43.2

Sounds a little stupid coming from an adult.

1:47.3

What's his argument?

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