The Long-term Problems of Improper Parenting

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 10 minutes

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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

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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.
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.
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