My Daughter Refuses to Forgive

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🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Even her granddad's impending death isn't enough to move Jim's daughter to forgive her grandparents for their reaction to her teen pregnancy years ago. 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.
0:11.4	Jim, welcome to the program. Hello. Thank you for taking my call. I've listened to you forever and it's my first time calling.
0:19.6	Thank you.
0:23.1	What can I do for you?
0:25.8	Let me give you some quick background. My oldest daughter got pregnant at 14, had a baby, gave it up for adoption.
0:32.2	Very proud of her.
0:34.4	When my parents found out that she was adopted, her only comment was to look on their face, they were so disappointed, and I tried to explain to her everybody was disappointed.
0:43.3	Back up.
0:44.3	I'm lost already.
0:45.3	I'm sorry?
0:46.3	Back up.
0:47.3	All right.
0:48.3	How did she, was she raped at 14?
0:51.3	No, her boyfriend. There is no consensual sex at 14? No, her boyfriend.
0:55.3	There is no consensual sex at 14.
0:59.3	You're correct.
1:02.6	So who was he?
1:06.2	I'm a 15-year-old boyfriend.
1:09.0	I was working a lot.
1:10.6	My ex-now ex was at the house and did not watch,
1:15.9	did not monitor, would leave them alone in the house. And she ended up pregnant. She gave birth
1:21.5	and gave her child to a family. Yes, she did. I was very proud of her to make that decision.
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