I Have Four Parents

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Although Natalie's parents both remarried when she was very young, her mother gets annoyed when Natalie calls her stepmother "mom" and treats her with the respect of a real mother. 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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0:12.8	Natalie, welcome to the program.
0:15.8	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:17.6	Hi.
0:19.2	What can I do for you?
0:21.8	I'm a long time listener.
0:22.9	First time caller.
0:23.7	I'm a little nervous.
0:24.6	Thank you.
0:28.0	What can I help you with?
0:30.4	So I'm calling today about my stepmom, my parents divorced.
0:37.7	When I was very young, a year and a half, years old, my dad,
0:43.4	they both remarried both my mom and dad.
0:46.0	They each had a son.
0:48.0	So I had to have two half brothers.
0:50.7	But I do see them as just brothers to me.
0:54.4	My dad married my stepmom when I was four years old.
0:58.8	And she helped raise me and has been very much a big part of my life.
1:04.7	And as a young child, it was expected that I called her.
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