Debbie's Surrogate Daughter Let Her Down

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🗓️ 21 March 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Debbie has discovered that the employee she developed a close personal relationship with lacks character and conscience. 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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0:26.3	Dr. Laura.com. Debbie, welcome to the program. Good morning, Dr. Laura. How are you?
0:34.3	Excellent. Thank you for asking what's on your mind? Well, I've listened to you for God
0:40.8	knows how many years. I'm embarrassed to say I'm 68, so it's been a long time. I have a lot of
0:47.3	respect for you, but I'm having a conundrum. I'm 68. I've been happily married for many 45 plus years I did it right the first time so glad for that
1:01.9	and integrity has always been something that's very important to me and I believe that morals are what you do when no one's looking.
1:13.1	Yes.
1:13.2	And I have a friend who used to work for me probably 12, 13 years ago, and she worked there
1:22.5	briefly, but I always had this super soft place.
1:26.1	Is that how you met her? Is that how you met her?
1:28.1	Is that how you met her?
1:30.2	Yes.
1:30.6	So you met her when she was working for you or with you?
1:35.4	For me.
1:36.3	I owned the business, and she came to work there for me.
1:40.0	And what is the age difference?
1:50.2	We have, I would say, 28 years between us.
1:56.5	And she worked for me briefly and then left.
2:00.2	She didn't give notice, but her upbringing was horrible. And just, I mean, it was a real, a dumpster fire.
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