Should I Take a Stand or Take a Hike?

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Erin doesn't like the way her husband treats her, but are things bad enough to justify destroying their children's home? 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.
0:02.9	You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.5	Erin, welcome to the program.
0:13.7	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:15.3	Hi. How can I help?
0:18.4	Actually, I just received a call from Dan after sending you what I thought would be a
0:23.9	cookie.
0:25.4	And he notified me that you would.
0:27.6	It was a little long to be a quickie.
0:29.1	I did read it and I thought better we talk it through.
0:32.6	Some quickies are quickies.
0:34.7	Others require a little more attention.
0:37.0	So I thought yours did. So tell me,
0:39.8	tell me about it again now. Fair enough. I have been married for, I'll just regurgitated,
0:47.7	I've been married for 24 years to a man I've known for 28. We have two teenage sons together, both in high school, and I've been a stay-at-home mom
0:59.6	since they were born, which equates to about 17 and a half years.
1:05.9	I have thought I've had a very good marriage, a very, like what would be considered a traditional
1:12.5	marriage, and have been very faithful and loyal as a result. I have prioritized my husband and
1:24.3	boys, given that I'm at home, And that has proven really beneficial for all three of them.
1:33.4	And that in terms of what I can see, you know, like I had mentioned, for example,
1:38.4	you know, just my boy's success, my husband's success.
1:42.7	And on my part, I've just really focused on my own self-improvement.
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