Should I Be Upset or Happy He’s Dead?

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🗓️ 25 September 2020

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Should I Be Upset or Happy He’s Dead?: Elise wonders why she’s upset instead of happy that her alcoholic husband is gone. - Dr. Laura: "Tell the truth; “I’m at peace but he was my partner and I miss him.” | Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://family.drlaura.com/pg/jsp/help/general/privacypolicy.jsp 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	At least, welcome to the program.
0:12.0	Oh, thank you, Dr. War.
0:14.9	You're welcome.
0:18.7	What can I do for you?
0:20.7	Well, my husband died a year ago.
0:25.2	We were together since we were 17, married at 19, married 46 years.
0:33.1	Wow.
0:34.1	Unfortunately, we were an alcoholist.
0:36.9	And I stayed with him.
0:38.4	You know, I loved him and it was one of those good, bad relationships.
0:43.9	And now that he's dead, and I call someone, you know, someone who I can't believe he died,
0:52.2	and I'll say, yeah, you know, I'm like warning him.
0:55.0	And I'm so upset.
0:56.5	And people will say like, won't you glad you're rid of him?
1:00.9	And I'm, you know, I might be at peace in some ways, but...
1:04.8	Well, then that's your answer.
1:08.3	That's your answer.
1:09.6	I might be in peace in some ways, but ultimately, he was still my partner for almost half
1:15.9	a century, and I miss him.
1:17.8	Just say the truth.
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