The Candy Lady
Strawberry Letter
iHeartPodcasts
4.5 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2022
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Dear Steve and Shirley, I’m a 59 year old mother of 2 grown sons and I pride myself on how well I raised them by myself. They both are educated with great jobs. My oldest son is married and he has a baby on the way with his wife. My youngest son is 29 and he is trying to send me to an early grave. When I was raising my boys, I had a village of strong women to help me..........................................
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| 1:33.2 | It is time now for today's strawberry letter and listen if you need advice on relationships, |
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