My Elderly Dad Won't Listen to Me!

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Paul is frustrated that his aging dad won't to listen to his advice on how to protect his assets. 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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0:26.2	at dr laura dot com all welcome to the program thank you dr laura you're very welcome how can i help um. Laura, I'm looking for some advice on how to have a productive dialogue with my father on a high-stakes topic, which would be around his estate planning.
0:53.3	What do you mean productive?
0:55.0	It means do what you think you ought to do?
0:59.3	No, no.
1:01.1	Then how it did, okay, then I need to know my assignment.
1:05.0	What qualities, characteristics of a discussion are you looking for that you would call productive?
1:11.9	What would happen if this were a productive conversation?
1:17.2	I think one where we both listen to the other's perspectives and without getting, you know,
1:26.9	like emotional or resorting to any type of name-calling or anything like that,
1:32.9	really just to understand his perspective around this decision.
1:37.7	Okay, may I ask you?
1:39.4	That sounds, so what you're saying is you want a polite conversation.
1:43.5	Have you discussed this topic
1:45.2	with him more than once already?
1:50.1	Yeah, there's some context I'm happy to share if you want to get into it. But I just need a yes
1:55.8	or no, please. Have you discussed this topic with him already on more than one occasion? That's another yes,
2:02.9	no. Yes, I wrote everything in an email. You got his opinion already, but you're not
2:12.2	stopping. Why is that? Do you think he's of unsound mind? No, no, absolutely not.
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