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The Dr. Laura Podcast

I Don't Want to Mother My Brother

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Rene doesn't want to deal with her drug-addicted brother, but she feels a certain amount of responsibility since their mother's death. Email questions or comments: drlaura@drlaura.com - 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.

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0:00.0

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0:08.3

PM Eastern time on Sirius XM. Trium 4 and 11

0:12.9

Renee welcome to the program

0:15.6

Hi, Dr. Laura. How are you today?

0:18.8

X so far. Let me see. Let me see me. I'm in a good emotional state right now. Go ahead

0:25.2

Oh, that's good

0:27.6

Oh, I was just listening to that. That's wonderful that what you just said just the pat the emotions will pass that just observe them. Yeah, don't have to do anything about them. That's right. Wow

0:40.8

Unless your logic tells you I think this one I should operate on here. Okay. Not until logic comes in

0:50.8

Okay, rational thought logic

0:53.8

I

0:55.8

wrote that down. Good. I did too.

1:03.6

So good to talk to you today. Thank you. I sent an email.

1:10.9

Yes

1:13.3

And I don't know how to stop that. Well, I'll tell you how you can start. I've read the emails this morning. So tell me what the subject matter is.

1:21.7

Oh, okay, the email I sent was about

1:25.9

My brother and I and how I can well am I right and I already know the answer and my right to protect myself

1:34.5

from him

1:37.8

Of course, I'm right to protect myself and my kids and my grandkids from him. But my butt. My butt. Whoa, butt

1:44.8

Right, but

1:47.5

Finish that sentence, but

1:50.2

How do I why do I cave at times I cave and get weak when I talk to him and oh

1:57.7

Feel you know sympathy in my emotions and like you're saying like I have these emotions and I feel like I have to act on them and

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