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The Dr. Laura Podcast

My Son Hasn't Become a Man

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

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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