My Stepson Ignored Me on My Birthday

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🗓️ 17 May 2024

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Mickela is growing frustrated with her 15-year-old stepson's lack of attention during holidays and special events. 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 1111.
0:12.4	Michaela, welcome to the program. on Sirius XM Triumph 111.
0:13.0	Michaela, welcome to the program.
0:15.0	Hi, Dr. Larre.
0:17.0	Thank you for taking my call.
0:19.0	Thank you.
0:20.0	I heard your caller who called in about her boyfriend's adult children not
0:26.8	acknowledging her and I have a similar situation with my husband of 10 years. We were both widowed. He had two children who were five
0:39.7	and eight when they came into my life and they are now 15 and 18 and his 15 year old son does not acknowledge me
0:50.5	won't say you know happy birthday happy mother's day any of those things to me
0:55.8	well whoa whoa uh you he lives in the house with you, right?
1:03.0	50% of the time.
1:05.0	Where's the other 50%?
1:08.0	So he goes to his biological mother's grandparents, her parents. It's an odd situation.
1:17.0	And how, to your, to your knowledge, how happy were they, how supportive were they, that he married you?
1:28.1	This little dirt.
1:30.9	Very, very supportive.
1:32.1	Very supportive. And we do family dinners.
1:35.0	I just okay okay just need the answer. All right. Yes. I was exploring whether or not they were muddying the waters.
1:45.0	Have you, has your husband ever asked his children why they don't want to celebrate your birthday, etc.
1:56.5	It's just his son, his daughter and I are very close and get along great.
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