Talking to Kids About Their Deadbeat Dads

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Vivianna doesn't know what to say to her daughter whose father who dropped out of their lives after remarrying and having more kids. 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	Viviana, welcome to the program.
0:14.3	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:15.3	Thank you for taking my call.
0:17.1	You're welcome.
0:17.4	I am reaching out because I was seeking your advice on supporting my 15-year-old daughter
0:24.0	who has had a hard time with a divorce from four years ago from her dad.
0:32.8	He started a new family, has kids, and is attempting to have a relationship with him but keeps
0:41.0	putting excuses. And as neutral, I try to stay. I find it hard sometimes to see how upset it makes
0:48.0	her to reach out to me to tell me that he's denying, seeing her, taking her calls, or texting, or replying
0:58.1	to her. So I was just wondering the best way to support her.
1:04.6	First, being neutral is absolutely wrong.
1:09.8	If you've heard me talk to kids, like I just did some moments ago, on the air, I tell
1:15.0	him, your father is a shit.
1:16.8	That's why your mother got rid of him.
1:19.0	And now he's married to some other broad, making new kids, taking care of them, and he can't
1:22.5	be bothered with you because mom made a mistake and married a shit.
1:26.9	And I think women ought to tell their children, I apologize.
1:30.8	I married without really thinking it through whether or not this was a very good man. His behavior,
1:39.3	is history, what have you. I made the mistake and you're hurt now. So we have to make it through life in spite of the
1:48.7	fact that I made a mistake. He's a shit. So I expect a shit to treat you badly. He treated me badly.
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