My Family Refuses to Recognize Our Relative

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Natasha discovered that she has a niece she was never told about, but no one in her family wants to acknowledge the child. 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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0:23.6	Natasha, welcome to the program.
0:26.6	Hello.
0:28.0	Hi.
0:29.6	How can I help you, Natasha?
0:30.9	I am a first-time caller, long time this year since I was pretty much in high school.
0:36.8	Well, thank you.
0:38.7	What's up?
0:41.7	I've been going through something with my family over the last year, and I don't know,
0:49.2	I kind of need help navigating it.
0:51.2	I don't know if I should leave it alone or if I need to... Well, tell me what it is.
0:57.4	Tell me what's going on. Okay. About a year ago, I was contacted on Facebook by a girl that said she was having my brother's child.
1:11.4	And before responding, obviously, I contacted my family first.
1:17.9	And my brother said...
1:18.6	Are you contacted your family?
1:20.6	Your great uncle?
1:21.9	Who?
1:22.2	Yeah, texted.
1:23.3	I texted in our family group chat.
1:25.7	So it's my mom, my dad, and my brother.
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