The Long-term Problems of Improper Parenting

The Dr. Laura Podcast

Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

Stay-at-home Dads, Sexuality, Responsibility, Podcast, Co-parenting, Feelings, Marriage 101, Health & Well-being, Feuds, Wisdom, Siriusxm, Sex, Family, God, Stress, Friendship, Goals, Dating, Grief, Dr Laura, Lesbian, Do The Right Thing, Health & Fitness, The Ten Commandments, Emotions, Marriage, Coping, Proper Care And Feeding Of Husbands, Childhood, Single Parenting, Confrontation, Ultimate Guide To Marriage, Health, Strength, Inspiration, Grandparents, Life, Procrastination, Parenthood By Proxy, Workout, Triumph, Gay, Love & Life, Parenting, Ethics, Power, Quote, In-laws, Shacking Up, Surviving A Shark Attack On Land, Well-being, Workplace, Exercise, Social Media, Love, Couples, Stop Whining Start Living, Dr Laura Schlessinger, Society & Culture, Snowflakes, Courage, Woman Power, Fitness, Healing, Counseling, Mental Health, Kids & Family, Relationships, Conscience, Divorce, Stay-at-home Moms, Kids, Messing Up

4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Susan always coddled her daughter when she was little. Decades later, the repercussions are tearing their family apart. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

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.
0:11.5	Susan, welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. Thank you for taking my call.
0:18.0	You're welcome. I'm concerned because I have a daughter, I have two daughters, and one is my oldest daughter is 38,
0:25.6	my youngest is 34, and my oldest daughter has always been kind of the daughter that's been
0:33.6	a struggle to me and my husband.
0:36.6	And I have coddled her, her whole life. I admit that. She's had
0:43.0	trouble in school. She's had trouble with friends. So, you know, I kind of feel bad because I
0:48.5	probably put more energy into her than my younger daughter. And here it is the end, you know,
0:53.5	she's 38 now. And I realized
0:56.8	what, uh, what a disappointment she has become. And I'm trying to take ownership of my piece
1:03.7	of it. Um, and I, she's just done something to our family yesterday that was pretty devastating
1:10.8	to me.
1:11.8	And I've caught her in numerous lies, manipulations, and one more of lying manipulation
1:17.9	yesterday regarding a family dinner that we were supposed to have last night.
1:23.4	And she lied to me.
1:27.4	I'm sorry, you want to tell me more about what the lie was about? I don't know what you're talking about. and she lied to me.
1:28.2	I'm sorry.
1:30.4	You want to tell me more about what the lie was about?
1:31.9	I don't know what you're talking about yet.
1:33.7	I would love to tell you.
1:40.5	I was going to have a family dinner last night because she feels like an outcast in our family.
1:41.5	She had an affair. I forgot to tell you that, too.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.