My Mother-in-Law is a Terror

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Tom's mother-in-law makes everyone who spends time with her miserable and he's on the verge of telling her so. 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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0:26.4	Tom, welcome to the program.
0:29.5	Wow.
0:30.8	Thank you.
0:32.9	Well, you're welcome.
0:35.0	I admire and respect you.
0:38.0	Thank you. And would I admire and respect you. Thank you.
0:39.3	And would love your opinion.
0:41.6	I bought my oldest daughter, your book,
0:44.3	In The Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives 30 years ago.
0:48.3	And today, everybody's happily married, and I've been blessed with four grandchildren.
0:53.7	Good. So, why I'm been blessed with four grandchildren. Good.
0:55.0	So why I'm calling you, I'm currently struggling with, I don't know if I've done the right thing.
1:02.0	Happily married, beautiful, wonderful wife.
1:07.0	Her mother though is unique.
1:16.6	So I'll give you the Reader's Digest version, and I'm going to really try not to get a woo-hoo.
1:24.1	The Reader's Digest version is I built a vacation spot that I called the Bunkhouse.
1:29.2	The purpose of this space was to where all of the family could come together and enjoy things like Thanksgiving dinners, like baby showers, like wedding.
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