Is Reconciliation Just Wishful Thinking?

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🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Lauren has been estranged from her mother for 13 years after a painful conflict involving her father. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:25.6	at Dr. Laura.com. Lauren, welcome to the program. Thank you, Dr. Laura. I've been listening to you.
0:33.7	Oh, goodness, probably almost 30 years. So, wow.
0:39.9	Thank you.
0:40.9	Thank you.
0:41.0	I was a teenager. I have a question for you. I have been going back and forth on this for
0:50.2	years and I just can't come to it myself. So I thought maybe you could help.
0:56.0	I'm in my mid-40s now.
1:00.1	I was raised by my mother and stepfather.
1:05.1	My biological father was never in the picture during my childhood.
1:07.6	I did not know who he was.
1:10.8	My mother was not forthcoming with information about him. So I just, I didn't, I didn't
1:13.4	know anything about him. I, I'm biracial. So it was very obvious growing up that my stepdad was not
1:20.0	my dad. That could not, he couldn't be passed off as my dad. Anyhow, fast forward when I was 20
1:26.7	years old, I found my father, my biological father, via the Internet, and he is a wonderful man.
1:35.3	We have a great relationship.
1:37.2	I'm in my mid-40s now.
1:39.0	Well, why wasn't he there for you when you were a fertilized egg? What happened? He didn't know that my mother was pregnant.
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