My Son Dislikes His "Sister"

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🗓️ 29 June 2026

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Christin's adult son is requesting for her to step back from a surrogate parenting role toward his "adult sister." • 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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0:33.8	program. Hi, thanks, Dr. Laura. Thanks for taking my call.
0:38.7	You're very welcome.
0:40.0	What's going on?
0:41.1	What can I help you with?
0:43.3	My question is how to phase out or gradually step away or maybe not gradually from a surrogate parenting
0:56.2	relationship my husband and I kind of became surrogate parents for a childhood
1:02.6	friend girlfriend of our son they were teenagers so I don't really know how
1:10.2	serious you know that could be.
1:12.0	But she, this child, had a very difficult life.
1:14.5	Parents were drug addicts, et cetera.
1:16.6	And so even after they stopped dating, you know, my husband and I stood in and filled
1:24.2	a void along with her grandparents that were raising her that, you know, we met
1:29.5	over the years.
1:31.5	To fast forward now, my son is 26.
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