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The Dr. Laura Podcast

My Dad Won't Let Me Have a Pet

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 March 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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My Dad Won't Let Me Have a Pet - Connor and his mom call Dr. Laura to discuss how to approach Connor's dad who refuses to let the family have a pet. - Dr. Laura: "In a loving way, tell him you are giving the kids the important experience of caring for an animal." | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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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 serious XM triumph 111.

0:11.0

Mom and Connor welcome to the program. How old are you Connor?

0:16.0

I'm 11.

0:19.0

Any brothers and sisters?

0:21.0

One brother.

0:23.0

How old?

0:25.0

Okay. Got it. What can I do for you?

0:32.0

Well, my dad, he doesn't want cats, but we kind of do everyone except for my dad.

0:42.0

And well, we're just wondering what should we do?

0:48.0

Well, I always think it's important that we think of the well-being of everybody in the family. So mom is dad allergic to cats. What might be the problem here?

0:59.0

His mom is who lives very far. They don't visit very often and he does have a dog dander allergy, but no cats. We have cats.

1:09.0

And what is his objection to having a cat?

1:13.0

He's just never had pets or had any type of a section towards animals because he never grew up around them.

1:21.0

Okay, Connor, I love you dearly, Connor. I need you to hang up and go where you cannot hear me talk to your mom.

1:28.0

Okay. Okay. I will take you off speaker, but we're in the car.

1:34.0

Okay.

1:37.0

So, are you parked? I can park. I'll pull off in this neighborhood park and then stand outside the car.

1:44.0

Well, I am about to right now while we're all you're waiting for this. I did. I don't know if you're a screener.

1:52.0

She we called you 18 years ago. My husband and I are first year.

1:56.0

I was a first week. We were married because we had a disagreement about a wedding guest and I wanted to just tell you since that time, you know, it was $1,000.

2:07.0

I was from Spain and we wanted to buy a bed, box, and he wanted to pay off credit card debt and you said pay off the debt. And ever since then, we've been doing like the daybrains we plan and we have no debt. So thank you so much. So that's why I'm calling you outside the car yet.

2:25.0

Good. Is your husband typically, how do you like this? Since I haven't had this experience, nobody should have this experience. Yes, it's very well, then you need to override him.

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