Jennifer Has to Admit Her Teenager is Right

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🗓️ 18 February 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Jennifer's 15-year-old daughter says her mom's dating drama is ruining their relationship. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast.
0:02.4	You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11th.
0:11.4	Jennifer, welcome to the program.
0:14.7	Hi, thank you for taking my call.
0:18.3	I was calling today.
0:28.5	Can you hear me? Yes. Okay. I was calling today. I am recently divorced, although I've been separated for two years, and I have a 15-year-old daughter who's kind of lost
0:37.3	her mind about the thought of me dating someone.
0:41.7	I was, I am, I do have a boyfriend, and I've had to tell her that we broke up because she told me I needed to choose him or her.
0:55.0	That's right. That's right wouldn't... That's right.
0:56.0	That's right, Jennifer.
0:57.0	That's right.
0:58.0	She's a minor child.
0:59.0	You just blew up her world with a divorce.
1:02.0	And all the crap that went on in your family and your marriage before the divorce.
1:06.0	She doesn't need you distracted by some dude.
1:09.0	And she doesn't need to deal with your love life she's absolutely
1:13.8	correct you're not being sensitive to her at all what what about so she had never actually
1:22.1	met the the guy in passing um i'm sorry you want to respond to what i just you want to respond to what i just
1:30.6	said before you go on to something else yes yes i mean you're right um did you not think of any of that
1:40.1	before woohoo did you not think of any of that before I just told you?
1:47.6	I have.
1:54.3	Then why were you dating? Then why were you dating when you knew she was hurting?
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