I Want My Sons to Become Doctors

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🗓️ 16 September 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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I Want My Sons to Become Doctors - Kevin doesn't like his wife's suggestion that they delay retirement and paying off their home in order to put all five of their sons through medical school. - Dr. Laura: "Support your kids' dreams, and they'll feel recognized, known and understood by you." - Do you support your children's interests or push what you think is best for them? Email me your thoughts at: [email protected] | To 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	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 serious XM.
0:10.0	Try and 11. Kevin and Summer. Welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. Hi, Kevin. Hi, Summer. Hi. Are you guys married? Do each other?
0:23.0	We are. Yep. We've been married for 16 years. Okay. How old is everybody?
0:32.0	So I am 38 and my wife is 40. Okay. Any kids? If so, how many? How old?
0:41.0	We have five kids 15 13 11 9 and 7. They're all boys.
0:48.0	Wow. You gave up trying to get a girl. Yeah, I had to find my throw in the towel.
0:57.0	Okay. What can I help you with?
1:02.0	So my wife wanted me to call in to get your.
1:07.0	I guess expert opinion about about an issue that we've had about.
1:14.0	So I. I have my own I have my own business. We we'd set a goal to pay off our house within the next couple of years, which would mean that we would have to put a lot extra towards our mortgage.
1:27.0	And so I was planning on kind of pulling back from that a bit and not working as hard many hours to make that goal happen.
1:38.0	And and perhaps have some more family home life. But then my wife decided to see wanted everyone to be doctors.
1:48.0	And so and so now for fun, I'm putting him through college and making sure that they don't have any student debt.
1:57.0	And so I I kind of I like the idea, but I felt very overwhelmed with with that goal post to being moved. And I guess I'm I'm feeling like my wife doesn't really understand why I am I'm feeling overwhelmed with that decision.
2:15.0	Is that true, Summer? You don't understand being overwhelmed by that decision. Is that accurate?
2:24.0	I I feel like as the provider, you know, he should feel like, OK, I'm going to have to work for, you know, however many more years to take care of my family.
2:39.0	I don't know that that should be something that makes him feel like resentment and and all that.
2:52.0	Are you a full time mom?
2:55.0	Yes.
2:58.0	Now, he said, I'm sorry, Kevin said you've decided they all will become doctors. What does that mean?
3:07.0	So a year or so ago, I've started encouraging my boys to consider becoming doctors.
3:16.0	Why? I want them to have stability and I think it all to be a fulfilling career.
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