Press the Eject Button on Controlling, Over-bearing Relatives

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

Kids, Stay-at-home Dads, Healing, Dating, In-laws, Stay-at-home Moms, Courage, Stress, Dr Laura Schlessinger, Relationships, Couples, Fitness, Workout, Co-parenting, Ethics, Surviving A Shark Attack On Land, God, Single Parenting, Marriage 101, Woman Power, Sexuality, Ultimate Guide To Marriage, Emotions, Marriage, Social Media, Mental Health, Grandparents, Confrontation, Snowflakes, Counseling, Family, Health, Inspiration, Podcast, Well-being, Wisdom, The Ten Commandments, Love, Feuds, Society & Culture, Conscience, Love & Life, Dr Laura, Power, Friendship, Kids & Family, Stop Whining Start Living, Childhood, Divorce, Triumph, Do The Right Thing, Gay, Goals, Parenting, Parenthood By Proxy, Quote, Procrastination, Strength, Health & Fitness, Shacking Up, Proper Care And Feeding Of Husbands, Responsibility, Health & Well-being, Grief, Messing Up, Sex, Exercise, Lesbian, Workplace, Siriusxm, Feelings, Coping, Life

4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

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

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

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,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.