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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Leslie is upset that her daughter-in-law's side of the family always gets dibs on Thanksgiving with the grandchildren. 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. Leslie, welcome to the program.
0:14.6	Hi, Dr. Laura. How are you? I'm good. Thank you. How are you? I'm doing okay, a little nervous, but I'm happy to be talking to you again.
0:27.5	And what did we do last time?
0:31.1	Last time, you helped me when I was in a very distraught, depressed state.
0:41.7	I don't even remember exactly what precipitated it.
0:44.9	I'm sure it had something to do with my ex-husband.
0:48.0	And by the end of our call, you had me jumping up and down 20 times.
0:53.9	And I've done it many, many times since.
1:00.9	Well, how can I help you today? So both of my children live out of state. And I dread in particular,
1:09.4	talking to my son and daughter-in-law about plans for the holidays.
1:13.7	They are the parents of my two grandchildren.
1:17.2	It's complicated by two things.
1:19.4	One, that my ex-husband of 29 years lives, went the same place they live.
1:25.4	And two, my daughter-in-law's parents also live there.
1:29.2	It's been three years since I have seen my son and daughter-in-law
1:35.9	and have never seen my son, I mean, my grandchildren on Thanksgiving.
1:40.2	You've had three years to take a plane, a bus to trade.
1:43.6	Why didn't you do that?
1:45.6	Because they made other plants.
1:48.4	I'm not talking about Thanksgiving.
1:50.3	There are 364 other days.
1:52.8	Oh, I see them every...
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