I Feel Like I'm Losing My Son

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Amanda can't handle her teenage boy's announcement that he wants to live with his father. 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.
0:02.9	You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on
0:09.0	Sirius XM Triumph 11th.
0:11.5	Amanda, welcome to the program.
0:14.5	Hi, Dr. Laura. Thank you.
0:16.7	I have a question about, thank you, about a 15-year-old son, who is, we live in,
0:27.2	his father lives in a different state, and he is visiting his father right now.
0:32.2	I was in the military for a very long time, and my son was with me that whole time,
0:36.9	and now he wants to stay at his
0:40.0	father's and I don't know how to handle that.
0:45.2	A hundred push-ups?
0:47.9	Because he should be with his father. He should be with his father. Calm down. He should be with
0:53.5	his father. He should be with his father. I down. He should be with his father.
0:57.2	I don't care how wonderful a mother you are.
0:57.9	You're not a father.
1:01.1	He needs and wants his father.
1:02.6	That's no, wait.
1:04.3	Wait.
1:05.2	Yes, ma'am.
1:14.6	That's a normal progression of development of manhood in a boy. He doesn't want to identify with you,
1:24.6	with Kotex pads. He wants to identify with his dad, with shaving cream. It's time. I'm sorry you and his dad are not together, but unless his dad is dangerous or destructive,
1:30.8	you ought to let him stay there.
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