Stand Up to Evil or Look the Other Way?

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Jennifer hates what she sees her mother doing to her family and doesn't know how long she can continue to stay neutral. 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 11th. Jennifer, welcome to the program.
0:13.8	Hi. Thank you. You're welcome. How can I help?
0:20.6	Yes.
0:21.7	So thank you again for taking my call.
0:24.1	I would love your input on this question.
0:30.3	My question is whether you think I should offer my opinion in my...
0:38.3	Oh, oh.
0:39.3	Okay, I have to offer my opinion in my family dispute between my mother and my step sister.
0:52.3	How are you going to offer opinion without giving the appearance of
0:56.6	choosing a side? How does one do that? Right. I... The answer to your question, please, please,
1:05.2	answer my question. How do you give an opinion without giving the appearance of siding with one or the other which as you know
1:13.7	will be death to you right it would be to to share with them things that i believe that they
1:25.4	where they both have contributed to this no unless
1:31.5	you're the therapist or the grandmother keep your mouth shut and keep out of it okay um that
1:43.9	will be taken as criticism by one or both.
1:48.5	Guaranteed.
1:50.4	Yeah.
1:52.1	Yeah.
1:53.0	I mean, part of me doesn't want to say anything because I just don't want to have the drama.
1:57.7	I don't have any problems in my life, but it pains me to see my sister.
2:02.4	Hey, it's there, why do you have no drama in your life? Why do you have no drama? Tell me.
2:11.2	Because I, I, I, I, I don't just, I'm a single working mom.
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