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The Dr. Laura Podcast

SAHM Week: I Just Gave My Two-Week Notice

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

SAHM Week: I Just Gave My Two-Week Notice - In Praise of Stay-At-Home Moms Week: Lia calls Dr. Laura with tears of joy and an update on her previous call. - Dr. Laura: "You ARE your kids' mom!" - Are you willing to quit your career for your kids sake? Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com - Order Dr. Laura’s book: “In Praise of Stay-At-Home Moms” go to > https://www.drlaura.com/dr-laura-book-in-praise-of-stay-at-home-moms | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Thank you for listening to this edition of the Call of the Day.

0:03.8

Be sure to listen to my program Monday through Friday now heard on Sirius XM Triumph 2011.

0:09.8

Leah, welcome to the program.

0:12.3

Hello, thank you.

0:14.7

Hi, what's up?

0:16.2

Hi, I'm doing a follow-up call today because I called you, I don't know how many months ago,

0:22.5

and I called you all excitedly that I had quit my career of 10 years in the classroom teaching to be a single mom and work, work from home.

0:33.0

And you said, why are you working?

0:37.0

I mean, what I was so excited that I was working from home to be around the kids, I didn't even think about it.

0:43.8

I knew I had flexibility, I could work in the evenings in the weekends and you're what you said just took me back.

0:51.3

And I finally was able to manifest, if you will, and my husband quit his job, got a better job.

0:59.2

And in talking to him and I have to give him full credit, I said, oh, it's going to be a little bit stressful with you gone more hours.

1:04.9

And he said, well, why are you keeping the job?

1:08.4

And I went in my head, he sounds like Dr. Arran, he encouraged me to let it go.

1:12.6

And just like you, he said the same thing and I went, wow, my God, and he's such a good man.

1:17.6

He's my soul mate.

1:19.1

So I just put in my two weeks and I have an eight year old, a six year old, and a one year old one.

1:23.2

And I am going to be a finally, finally, at home, mother.

1:28.6

Full time, mommy.

1:30.8

Full time, mommy.

1:32.9

I might even pull them from regular school and home school and myself because I am so excited.

1:37.3

Now, now you've taken me to Nirvana.

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