Protecting My Kids in a Dangerous Marriage: Laurel Slade-Waggoner
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4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Therapist Laurel Slade-Waggoner talks about protecting her kids in her dangerous marriage—while staying strong amidst a narcissist's attempts to control.
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Grab her book: Don't Let Their Crazy Make You Crazy: How to Stay Sane and Strong When the Narcissist in Your Life is Trying to Control or Abuse You.
Wondering how kids affect the decision to stay in your marriage? Begin by asking the questions in our blog post, Should We Stay Together for the Kids?
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| 0:00.5 | I would say every parent has a built-in mechanism |
| 0:04.6 | to protect their children. |
| 0:06.7 | Yes, I mean, it's like a radar |
| 0:09.5 | that's continually going off of, are they okay? |
| 0:13.0 | And then there's a different kind of radar |
| 0:15.4 | that goes off when they start dating. |
| 0:17.8 | Oh yeah, and you know, I was thinking there are times |
| 0:20.3 | when you would just go in the house |
| 0:22.2 | because your protection says- |
| 0:23.4 | Oh, when you're just protecting- |
| 0:24.8 | And I would take a month on some adventure |
| 0:26.7 | and Anne would be like, I can't even watch. |
| 0:29.0 | I need to go in the house and just pray. |
| 0:30.9 | Did I have good time? |
| 0:32.0 | Did I have good time? |
| 0:33.0 | Um, no, but it's because of my prayers. |
| 0:36.7 | Hahaha. |
| 0:48.9 | Welcome to Family Life Today, |
| 0:50.6 | where we want to help you pursue |
| 0:52.4 | the relationships that matter most. |
| 0:54.5 | I'm Anne Wilson. |
| 0:55.5 | And I'm Dave Wilson. |
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