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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Megan doesn't approve of her son's behavior, but she worries getting tough with him will damage their relationship. 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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0:26.5	Megan, welcome to the program.
0:29.7	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:30.7	Thanks for taking my call.
0:32.6	You're welcome.
0:34.0	What's up?
0:35.4	So my middle son just turned 18. He's a senior in high school. He's never had a girlfriend.
0:42.8	And he recently started dating a girl. She's 17. I've never met her. But I do know that he'll drive into town and they'll meet and go to McDonald's or
0:57.7	they went to a movie a few times. And yesterday I was talking to him and asking him about her
1:04.8	and he said that her parents are super religious, Mormon, I believe,
1:13.9	and that she's not allowed to date outside of the church.
1:18.2	And so basically they've been sneaking around,
1:22.1	or she's sneaking around behind the house.
1:23.5	And what did you, does his dad, your husband know he's doing this?
1:29.1	I'm divorced, so no. I haven't talked to him about it.
1:33.2	So you don't co-parent?
1:36.4	Oh, we do, but he wasn't the first one that I ran to discuss it with.
1:44.7	Okay. What did you tell your son?
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