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Dear Dr. Laura.

This quote from you came up on my social media feed, she writes.

One of the biggest problems I see is married adults who allow themselves to be emotionally drained

by their demanding, needy, mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers. Once you get married,

especially after you have kids, it's your moral obligation to make your current family the priority.

You are responsible for your kids and your spouse's well-being if your family members

are interfering with that then you have to take action because you made vows to your spouse not to

your mother father uncle and cousins and she writes i'm a relatively new listener and a big reason

i am finally moving forward now is because of

this advice. Had I heard it sooner, there's no doubt I could have less stress and heartache in my life.

Unfortunately, I've dealt with a dysfunctional family of origin for decades, including mentally ill

sister, a mother I was always trying to please,

and a brother who seemed to blame me for everything. At times, I have put these family members

ahead of my husband and my kids. I feel truly sorry for that now. My incredibly loving and

patient husband has put up with a lot of nonsense.

I now realize that I never needed to make things right, nor do I need to feel any sense of guilt over the way things have turned out for everybody. I have made mistakes, of course, but nothing that would cause my family to treat me

the way they have. Focusing on them hasn't fixed anything, but it caused me years of unnecessary

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