I Don't Want to Hurt My Parents

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🗓️ 23 March 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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I Don't Want to Hurt My Parents - Brittany knows she should put her husband's needs above those of her parents, but she feels bad about disappointing her mom and dad. - Dr. Laura: "Change may hurt, but that doesn't make it wrong." | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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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 two to five PM Eastern time on serious XM triumph 11.
0:11.0	Brittany, welcome to the program.
0:14.0	Hi, Dr. Lara. Thank you for taking my call.
0:16.0	Thank you. What's up?
0:18.0	I'm really nervous. So bear with me. I'm really sorry.
0:21.0	So my husband and I have been together for 12 years. We've been married for six. We have us three year olds on together.
0:29.0	And I need to read by if I did the right thing. And if I did, how does that feeling bad about limiting communication with my parents?
0:43.0	Okay. I'm going to answer your question without knowing anything else.
0:49.0	I'm sorry.
0:50.0	I'm going to answer your question before knowing anything else. Did you hear me that time? Yep. Okay. Answer is, of course you're going to feel bad.
1:02.0	I don't know why people think they're going to make major changes alterations take steps in their lives.
1:08.0	And there's not going to be any emotional repercussion, but it doesn't mean anything was wrong. It means loss hurts.
1:19.0	Disappointment hurts.
1:24.0	And we learn to live with that corner of our brain filled with some hurt. And then we get on with everything else.
1:32.0	Of course it hurts.
1:36.0	That's why some people use drugs because they don't want to hurt. Some people get slashed. They don't want to hurt.
1:48.0	But we have to. But we have to because certain things loss is hurt, especially when it's like parents or children or us boughs or a dear friend.
1:59.0	It's devastating.
2:02.0	And it's a pit.
2:05.0	And then over the months years, it's easier to live with.
2:15.0	I can't do it without hurt, honey. I wish I could help you with that.
2:22.0	You were going to tell me it was normal.
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