I'm a New Mom Contemplating Divorce

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🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Marissa wants to take her 7-month-old and leave her husband who admits to being a drunk and a cheater throughout their marriage. 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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0:26.7	Marissa, welcome to the program.
0:29.2	Hey, thank you for taking my call.
0:31.6	You're welcome. What's happening?
0:34.4	So I'm going to be 34 at the end of the month.
0:37.4	My baby is going to be turning seven months old on tomorrow.
0:42.3	I found out at the beginning of December that my husband has, apparently is an alcoholic.
0:52.3	He's slept with prostitutes and strippers.
0:58.1	And I found out early on in our marriage, he said he had a drunken make-out girl at a bar.
1:03.0	And then I found out he was going to strip clubs, I believe, when we were engaged four
1:07.3	times.
1:09.9	And I guess my question is,
1:12.8	I'm just in a really bad situation.
1:14.7	I feel like it's like,
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