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Julie, welcome to the program. Hey, Dr. Laura. Hi. Hi. So what can I help you with? I am 72 years old.

I forgot to have kids.

So I love having adopted nieces and nephews that I help mentor and try to guide them

in the right direction.

I have a particular adopted niece who I have been spending time with since she was 12 and she's now 22 and

she's gone the wrong direction I've given her lots of really good advice and one

trying to motivate her steer to study hard work hard stay away from tattoos and all the craziness. And she did

completely opposite. She is obese now. She is tatted up from head to toe and no, you know,

nose ring and whatever. Okay, I got the picture.

So how can I help you?

So my question is I'm very actually, I mean, completely disappointed with what's going on with her now.

I don't think she has any motivation either.

Okay, I get that.

But how can I help you?

So my question is she let me a voicemail saying that she misses me and loves me and do I ghost her or do I send her an email or text telling her what I think because I'm I'm done

with it what kind of person would ghost another person rather than face?

Well, I agree with you.

I've never ghosted anybody in my life.

And I pondered on.

But you asked me that question.

You made that one of the alternatives I might select.

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