My Parents Forgave a Child Molester

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Rachel is finding it hard to understand how her parents could not only forgive the man who molested her brothers but continue a friendship with him. Email questions or comments: drlaura@drlaura.com - Participate on the radio program: call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment.

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0:10.3	Serious XM Triumph 1 11. Hey, chill. Welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. I talked to you about in last March
0:20.0	When my daughter was going to prom and you told me to just enjoy it and
0:25.0	I'm not worried about all her medical needs and it was wonderful
0:29.0	Today, I'm calling about something I've wanted to talk to you about for probably the last 15 years
0:37.3	I'm the youngest I'm 44
0:39.8	Happily married for 21 years to the the guy who would who would swim through shark-infested waters to bring me a lemonade
0:47.2	Yes, he's he's amazing. I have three older brothers who are all entrepreneurs and you know millionaires whatever they're great
0:56.6	I'm a teacher my husband works in IT
1:00.4	My parents live in our town and growing up
1:05.4	We were in an evangelical church where the
1:10.2	One of my dad's best friends who was also a
1:14.8	Deacon molested
1:17.2	Two of my brothers and one intern molested me
1:21.2	It's just a it's just a wake of
1:24.2	broken lives and
1:26.2	Terribleness
1:27.8	Through the years and I'm I
1:31.2	My husband and I fostered 73 kids like I said have three of our own
1:35.0	I've been very much wanting to be in a child advocacy side of things
1:41.6	Wanting to prove my worth, you know going to the state capital and talking about foster care and all these things and
1:47.2	I'm at the point where I'm looking at my parents who are 78 and 80
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