My Son Hasn't Become a Man

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Kay wants to help her 25-year-old boy become a man. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for downloading my call of the day podcast. You too can participate in my live radio program
0:06.8	heard weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM. Triumph 111. Hey, welcome to the program.
0:15.3	Hi, thank you very much. So, quick question for you. I've got a 25-year-old who's been out of college three years.
0:22.1	In IT, does contract work, which is not, you know, he's looking for something long-term,
0:27.0	but, you know, what he has right now is contract work, which is time-limited.
0:32.0	In between the three jobs that he's had, he's known he's had to do certifications,
0:37.0	but he never quite
0:38.2	seems to get it done. And then he'll go in and now, he'll set like goals for himself, like to
0:42.7	exercise, to do this and to do this. And then a couple of weeks later, he may tweak it.
0:48.0	Okay. Kay, Kay, Kay, leave him alone. Leave him alone. I don't even want you to know what he, shush, I don't want you
0:58.1	to know what he's doing on a daily basis. I don't want you to know that anymore. Okay. So whoever's
1:04.2	telling you what's happening, say, you know what? It's his life. He's on his path. People have sometimes a bumpy path until they find their way.
1:14.8	I respect that he's going to do that.
1:16.7	If you have to say that to him or anybody else.
1:20.9	So just give him hugs and support them.
1:24.5	No, just a hugs.
1:25.5	I knew just a hug.
1:27.2	Oh, I meant supportive by being a mom, you know, what mom.
1:31.4	You can make him peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. That's okay.
1:36.0	I guess I could do that. Okay. And that's indefinitely, right? I mean, we're talking.
1:41.3	Yes, I don't want you to, unless there's something that he really needs
1:44.5	your input. Right. If he asks. If he really needs your input, asking doesn't imply he really needs it.
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