That Gets a "Duh!"

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Listen to my Morning Monologue: I’m sharing my take on pressing issues, enlightening research on human behavior, answering questions I get by email, and my favorite, most instructive interactions with callers. Everything you’ll hear is designed to help you become a better spouse, parent, family member, co-worker, friend, and human being. It’s the free therapy you need! Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to my morning monologue.
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0:27.4	at Dr. Laura.com.
0:30.0	All right.
0:31.6	One of you sent me a pink hat with Sparkleys spelling out the word duh because I had a week it would seem
0:40.2	that the answer to a number of calls was duh so I've gotten a few of these.
0:56.3	Let me think which one.
0:59.1	Okay, just a second.
1:01.6	This is it.
1:02.9	You ready?
1:04.4	Dr. Laura, my daughter-in-law,
1:07.5	recently told me she's frustrated that my son, her husband, isn't brushing his teeth, never goes to the dentist, isn't pursuing better work availability with baby number two along the way.
1:23.6	She's anxious about finances. She also told me she has spoken with her own mother.
1:31.8	I was caught off guard, did not know how to respond. What is the appropriate way for a mother-in-law
1:38.3	to handle it when her son's wife comes to her with complaints about him?
1:45.4	Should I stay out of the marital issue, or should I address it with my son?
1:51.2	And if so, how I would like to do this in a, here's the woman thing, in a delicate way.
1:59.4	I don't want to hurt my baby boy's feelings.
2:04.5	Okay.
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