My Son Won't Leave My Side

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Wendy's son is super clingy, and she worries that he's becoming a mama's boy. 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 listening to my call of the day podcast.
0:02.9	You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on
0:09.0	Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.3	Hi, Wendy.
0:12.6	Hi, Dr. Laura. Good afternoon.
0:15.0	Good afternoon. Back at you. How can I help?
0:19.3	I just want some help with my 10-year-old.
0:22.4	I want to be able to help him, or I guess I want to know how much is too much.
0:29.0	He is very, very attached to me.
0:33.9	In the past years, you know, I figured it'll...
0:37.8	And what is he doing?
0:39.7	What is he doing that leads you to look at it is probably too attached?
0:46.0	For example, for New Year's my husband in another city for the weekend.
0:53.1	He stayed with my parents, and he wouldn't, he would call me, like, we would talk on the phone
1:01.1	to say good night, but he wouldn't let me see his face because he didn't want me to see
1:05.4	him crying.
1:06.8	And then when we came home, you know, I told him, I said, hey, you know, it was a trip for adults.
1:14.0	It wasn't for kids.
1:16.0	And maybe sometime in the future, I'll take you to this hotel.
1:19.5	You know, I told him about a lot.
1:21.6	Here you are.
1:23.1	Okay.
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