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I'm 11 a.m. Welcome to the program.

Hi, Dr. Laura. Thanks for taking my call.

Thank you.

What can I do for you?

I'm calling to get some advice on the relationship with my mom.

I feel like ever since I had kids, it's kind of becoming more and more strained.

And as I'm getting older, things just get more tense. I can give you a recent example.

I have changed since you had kids that might contribute to this.

Okay.

Maybe not needing her as much. I'm pretty independent. I lived kind of across the country from her when I had my children.

So she would only see me for, you know, a week at a time, a few times a year.

And I moved within two hours distance of her now.

And so I'm seeing her more often. I think she's getting kind of more integrated in the daily workings of my life.

Maybe.

So, but that I'm not sure I understand how you've changed since you became a mother yourself.

How would you say your attitude toward her expectations about her tolerance of her?

What's that all changed?

She likes to give a lot of advice and I don't really respond to it maybe.

So she might not feel like I value her opinion.

Okay. Go ahead.

Well, if she doesn't feel that way, what could you do about it?

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