Press the Eject Button on Controlling, Over-bearing Relatives

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Mercedes is afraid to upset her curmudgeon of an aunt, so she tolerates her incessant phone calls and inconvenient visits. 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.
0:02.4	You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11th.
0:11.5	Mercedes, welcome to the program.
0:13.7	Hi.
0:14.6	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:16.2	Hi.
0:17.1	What's up?
0:19.4	I was calling because I was wondering if I should just cut off my great aunt.
0:26.1	And what do you mean by cutoff?
0:29.5	Like cut off communication with her or the relationship.
0:33.5	Tell me how much communication there is now.
0:38.3	Lately there's been a lot up until recently.
0:42.7	So basically, I had cut her off before, but then there's like a house.
0:47.4	I need to know basically how much interaction do you have with her in general over the last year.
0:55.1	A lot, a lot of phone interaction, a lot of...
0:58.8	And why is that?
1:00.0	Why is there a lot of phone interaction?
1:02.8	What's that for?
1:05.8	It's just how she is.
1:07.4	She likes to, you know, talk on the phone.
1:13.3	Okay. You're not resonating with me right now. I, like you, have a cell phone. I see the name of the person calling. I can
1:18.8	choose to answer the phone or not. If I do not wish to be on the phone every day with somebody,
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