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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Mary had a falling out with her son and is at a loss for how to mend their relationship. 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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0:26.5	Mary, welcome to the program.
0:29.9	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:30.9	Thank you so much for taking my call.
0:33.4	You're welcome.
0:35.0	How can I help you?
0:35.9	The last time I talked to you was 45 years ago. I can't believe you've had such a long,
0:43.0	wonderful career. Thank you.
0:46.4	Happily, I just found you again on the radio in the past few months and been listening regularly.
0:53.0	Here's how you can help me.
0:55.2	I have an adult son who's lived in Japan for the past 23 years.
1:00.9	He's married to a Japanese woman, has two teenage children, and we've had a falling out
1:07.0	about three months ago, and he hasn't talked to a...
1:09.7	How can you have a falling out at that distance?
1:12.6	How do you do that? Well, his daughter, our granddaughter, called us in the wee hours of the morning,
1:20.6	sobbing hysterically and told us she didn't want to live anymore that her parents had abandoned her
1:27.1	and she didn't feel loved anymore.
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