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The Dr. Laura Podcast

I've Been Lying to My Kids About Their Dad

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

I've Been Lying to My Kids About Their Dad - Amanda has been keeping secrets from her children about their father and wants Dr. Laura's advice on how to explain why he is out of their lives. 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. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:00.0

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0:03.3

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0:06.8

heard weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern time

0:10.0

on Sirius XM Triumph 1 11.

0:12.9

Amanda, welcome to the program.

0:15.4

Hi Dr. Laura, thank you.

0:18.4

Thank you.

0:20.6

OK, so I'm very nervous because I know I'm going to get my

0:25.6

butt handed to me, but that's OK.

0:30.1

I am calling to find out what is the best way to talk to my kids

0:38.2

about their non-existent father?

0:44.2

And why do they have a non-existent father?

0:48.2

Because when we divorced, he told me that if we couldn't be

0:53.4

together, he didn't want to be involved in any of it.

0:57.8

And why were we divorced?

1:01.9

Multiple infidelities on his part and physical abuse.

1:11.1

Hey, you pushed you, pinched you, punched you, strangled you,

1:16.1

pushed it.

1:19.8

The kids ever see that?

1:23.1

No.

1:25.7

It didn't hear it.

1:28.6

Well, they were screaming out.

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