Should I Connect with My Bio Dad?

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🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Even when they're destructive and potentially dangerous, some kids like Kat still yearn for a relationship with their parents. 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. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.4	Kat, welcome to the program.
0:13.8	Hi. First of all, I just wanted to know I'm 18 and I've listened to you with my mom for as long as I can remember, and I just
0:23.1	really value your expertise and experience. So thank you so much for taking my call.
0:28.2	That's kind of you, Kat. Thank you. So how can I help?
0:33.3	I'm calling because I need some advice on how involved I should be with my bio dad and his family.
0:41.2	Can I give me background?
0:43.4	Yeah, start from the beginning.
0:45.9	Who created you?
0:48.4	Give me the whole background.
0:49.7	My mom, yes, my mom and my biodad, they were married, and then they divorced when I was three.
0:58.0	And then...
0:59.0	And do you know why they...
1:00.0	Hold on, do you know why they were divorced?
1:03.0	Yes.
1:04.0	My... our dad had a pretty serious addiction, and my mom just tried to work with him.
1:11.7	They were married for 10 years and she really tried and it got to the point where she said,
1:16.9	I'm going to leave you if you don't quit and he wouldn't quit.
1:21.2	So he chose drugs over you and his wife.
1:24.6	Got it.
1:25.5	It was actually child pornography.
1:29.6	Child pornography?
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