My Dad's a Disappointment

Dr. Laura Call of the Day

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Stephanie's father is never going to change, so she needs to. 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. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.0	Stephanie, welcome to the program.
0:14.0	Hi, Dr. Laura. I appreciate you taking my call.
0:17.0	You're welcome.
0:18.0	Once again, I'm reaching out for your help, your guidance, your wisdom.
0:24.0	46 years old, I got into a very big argument with my father on Friday afternoon at his
0:30.6	house when I went over for lunch because there was already an underlying issue that happened
0:36.8	the week before and I decided to bring it up and talk about it.
0:39.9	And I wanted an apology.
0:42.0	What was that?
0:42.4	The argument was that we got in a tiff because I did not show up.
0:48.4	I canceled a dinner the night before, and he was angry, and he became aggressive.
0:54.3	Okay, slow down.
0:55.6	Is he married to your mother?
0:57.6	No, ma'am.
0:58.4	He has been divorced from my mother for 40 years.
1:00.6	My mother is remarried to a wonderful stepfather.
1:03.3	That has been my stepfather for about 38 years.
1:07.3	And what has your relationship with your bio-dad been since her divorce?
1:12.9	Complicated as all get out.
1:14.6	I was a daddy's girl.
1:18.2	I wanted to protect him as a child, and as I grew older and realized the real truth about him
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