Is It Wrong to Break My Promise?

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Amanda wants to back out of a promise to take care of her grandparents, but is she willing to confront the consequences of breaking her word? Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:12.4	Amanda, welcome to the program. on Sirius XM Triumph 111.
0:13.0	Amanda, welcome to the program.
0:15.0	Hello.
0:17.0	Hello.
0:18.0	Hello.
0:19.0	Thank you.
0:20.0	So I have been a surgical tech for six years. I traveled to California this past year and came back home to help with family. My grandparents are in their 90s. I'm 41. No kids, never
0:39.2	been married. So I have a lot of freedom to kind of go and my job allows me to be able to work anywhere I'd like.
0:49.0	So I got a job in a rural community in my hometown where my grandparents are and it's not a great,
1:00.0	it's not as great as I thought it was going to be. I've been in level one trauma centers, all of my training.
1:07.8	So it's culture shock, basically. I got a job offer in New Orleans for I think it's it
1:17.8	specializes in breast cancer and breast reconstructive surgery and I just feel really guilty about leaving again.
1:28.3	I've only been here back home a month but But I'm not happy and I feel guilty about.
1:35.0	Using the word guilty implies that you are convicted that it is you're doing something morally
1:44.4	legally or ethically wrong. That's what guilt implies. So which is it? Are you
1:51.5	doing something morally wrong by I go into New Orleans or are you doing something ethically wrong?
1:58.0	No. No. Well then can you please use ma'am stay with me. Sure. Well then we can't use the word guilt. Would you agree? Yes, I have. So if you feel bad, feel awkward, that's kind of normal.
2:25.0	Okay. Those are normal feelings.
2:30.0	You made a decision, you decided it wasn't the right one, so you're going to make another one.
2:35.0	But you don't have the right to do that.
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