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The Dr. Laura Podcast

I Want to Disengage From My Family

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

I Want to Disengage From My Family - Lucy is tired of the drama between her parents and younger sister, and she'd like to find the strength to remove herself from the situation. - Dr. Laura: "Today is a good day to make changes you can be proud of." - How has it felt to put distance between yourself and a drama-filled person? Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | 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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Hi. Hi. What's up? So I wanted to start with

1:02.8

been listening to you for many, many years. I bought your book years and years ago,

1:08.3

a two-year husband, I'm sorry, I'm a little nervous. And I even bought a Spanish version of it

1:17.6

for my mom, but she refused to accept it. But the reason why I called was because right now,

1:26.5

my parents, both my mom and my dad, in my opinion, are being financially abused.

1:36.2

From my youngest sibling, I'm the oldest of five siblings. And they keep complaining to me,

1:43.3

they keep calling, my parents keep calling me, telling you know, she did this to me today,

1:48.0

she did that. And I tell them, well, call the police and I give them my advice and they don't

1:55.7

want to hear it. They don't want to hear it. They don't want to deal with it. They just want

2:01.3

to whine about it. Got it. Okay. Yeah. Just whining. And so what can I do for you? What can I do for you?

2:10.0

I'm trying to tell my siblings that I don't want any going to do with my parents and the younger

2:15.0

sibling anymore. But they're pushing back on me. Okay. Understand something right now. Understand

2:21.6

something right now. You're almost half a century old. You make up your own mind. And it doesn't

2:29.2

matter if your brothers and sisters don't agree with you. I'm sure you don't agree with all of

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