I Shielded My Kids from the Truth

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Tabitha spent many years pretending that her marriage was OK. Now that she wants to leave her abusive husband, her kids are surprised, confused and angry. 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.
0:02.9	You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.3	Tabitha, welcome to the program.
0:14.4	Thank you for taking my call. I really appreciate it.
0:17.8	I have been in, I'm a 60 year old female.
0:21.6	I've been in a 36 year marriage.
0:24.6	I left last July.
0:26.6	It was very verbally and emotionally abusive.
0:30.6	I am in counseling and we, my husband and I have also in counseling too.
0:40.3	I would like to go forward with the divorce.
0:45.4	I just can't see hopping back into that fire again and getting burned.
0:55.5	And but my two adult children and my daughter with our grandchildren says they don't want a relationship with me,
1:01.2	that he has changed since he's been in counseling, which he just started going after I left,
1:06.1	and that I should go back, otherwise there's no relationship there.
1:09.4	And I'm torn on what to do.
1:13.7	Okay, so what are you going to do?
1:16.1	Can't ask anybody else for this answer.
1:17.9	Yeah.
1:21.6	Everybody says, my counselor says, so what?
1:27.4	They will eventually come around and I will eventually be able to see my kids and grandkids but they're all taking
1:29.9	his side because they haven't seen the verbal or abuse you know because they were always in
1:38.1	another room um I've always valued your opinion and I I, I don't quite understand.
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