I’ve Shielded My Kids From the Truth

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Michelle wants to know if she should tell her adult children the truth about their dad’s death by over-dose. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:41.0	Michelle, welcome to the program.
0:44.0	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:46.0	I want to jump right to it.
0:49.0	I have three adult children and my spouse is deceased.
0:57.1	Is your spouse their parent?
1:00.7	He is, yes. He passed away due to an accidental drug overdose related to fentanyl.
1:12.8	I mean he on purpose took fentanyl on purpose.
1:17.6	No no no no no no.
1:19.6	No unknowingly.
1:21.1	Oh he took it it was he was unknowingly. Ah. Ah.
1:23.0	He was taking, I think, cocaine that was laced with the fentanyl.
1:31.3	Why are drug dealers trying to kill off the people who are buying drugs?
1:36.0	It's ridiculous, but either way it's kind of nutty, but all right.
1:40.0	They don't know, they don't know the true reason.
1:45.0	What do they think he died from that their dad died from?
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