I Haven't Cried in 70 Years

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🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Ernest has not been able to cry since childhood, including now as he's watching his son die. 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	Thanks for downloading my call of the day podcast.
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0:10.0	on Sirius XM Triumph 411.
0:12.8	Ernest, welcome to the program.
0:15.6	Yeah, hi, Dr. Lawrence.
0:19.6	I'm getting ready to ask you to do something
0:21.7	that I can't imagine me going through it,
0:26.0	or you are especially with it on the air,
0:28.8	but one of the amounts to is I'm 79,
0:32.5	and I haven't cried for 70 years.
0:36.4	And what happens I watch my mother die at 4.
0:40.4	I was separated from my sister at age 7.
0:44.6	And my dad died at age 9.
0:47.8	And my sister and I were separated.
0:50.2	We went to different homes.
0:52.9	But I don't know how long after I looked at my dad
0:54.8	and the cast didn't feel a thing.
0:58.5	I was sitting in class in the third grade.
1:00.4	And it was just like you hit me up side the head.
1:03.7	I started this gut wrenching crying and absolutely couldn't stop.
1:08.0	So the teacher took me out in the hall and she says,
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