I'm My Niece's Confidant

Dr. Laura Call of the Day

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Al's unsure of the best way to respond to his teenage niece who confided in him that she is bisexual. Searching for advice? 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. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.5	Al, welcome to the program.
0:14.9	Okay, thank you, Dr. Lar. I always appreciate your rational advice.
0:22.4	So here's my situation.
0:23.3	It's very simple.
0:26.6	I'm just about your age.
0:27.3	I'm 76.
0:33.9	And I am a gay male in a relationship for 40 years with my partner.
0:42.8	And I have a lovely niece who has four kids. and I'm close to all of them. And the last,
0:52.2	the youngest girl, she was 14. And she texted my partner and they talked. And she texted my partner, say, and she's bisexual.
0:56.0	And it was okay to tell me,
0:59.0	but she doesn't want anybody else in the family to know.
1:02.0	And I have a conflict.
1:04.0	I mean, I feel like, you know, I know my niece, my mother,
1:09.0	and, you know, I feel like I should tells her or her grandmother, my sister-law.
1:13.6	And first of all, there is no father.
1:15.4	I'm kind of like...
1:17.4	How, sir, how old is this young woman?
1:20.9	How old is this young woman?
1:23.9	14.
1:24.4	Is she acting out sexually with males and females?
1:28.3	Is she actually acting out?
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