This Is What You Do When Somebody Else Is in Need by Nothing They Have Done

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 6 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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0:20.0	Remember, you can hear my radio program daily on Sirius XM
0:24.9	Triumph and connect with me 24-7 at Dr.ora.com. I mean, I had a house that burned down.
0:33.1	Didn't burn to the ground. San Fernando Valley, and it was an electrical fire in the house.
0:39.5	Started in my kids' room when he was about six, seven, seven.
0:44.8	And it was pretty shocking because I mean, we had just come back from something or other.
0:52.7	And I was in the front of the house doing something or other.
0:58.4	And my son runs in and says, my room is on fire. And I thought, what? That can't be. He's hallucinating.
1:09.8	Why would it be on fire?
1:12.6	So I run down the hall and it's on fire.
1:18.0	And I could see evidently one of the connections in the wall did something or other, I don't know.
1:25.0	The spark flew, the bed went up. the king's snake got frittered.
1:29.3	I'm in there trying to stop the fire by flaming the flames, which is pretty stupid.
1:36.7	And then I realized, I'm supporting this family with my voice.
1:40.7	I cannot be in this room.
1:43.1	So I ran out of the room and immediately called 911.
1:47.2	Fortunately, a fire department was walking distance from the house, and they were over there
1:52.3	in a snicky snack. Nonetheless, it's amazing how fast fire moves in a house. I was pretty astonished.
1:59.1	My husband had gone to the grocery. Now, a lot of things transpired, but my most fond memory of the whole experience, if you can have a fond memory of your house going up and smoke, my fond memory was my husband pulls up, department's there waters people are good
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