I Haven't Been a Good Mom

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Where does Amy go from here now that she broke up her marriage, became an alcoholic and destroyed her relationship with her kids? 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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0:26.4	Amy, welcome to the program.
0:29.2	Thank you, Dr. Laura.
0:31.1	Hi.
0:32.4	Sorry.
0:32.9	What can I help you with?
0:34.8	No stuff right off the bat.
0:36.5	Sorry.
0:37.8	I wanted to give just a brief. What can I help you with? No, right off the bat. Sorry. Um,
0:39.5	I wanted to give just a brief background.
0:43.6	Um,
0:43.9	okay.
0:46.5	I'm 58 years old.
0:48.4	I have been divorced three times.
0:55.8	Um, my first, um, divorced three times. My first child, I have four children.
1:00.8	My first child I had at 17, married his father when I was 18,
1:07.4	divorced him when I was 20, he became a very heavy drug addict.
1:16.8	And I didn't want to raise my son that way.
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