Top Call of the Day Episode: I'm Tired Of Being A Mom To My Mom

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Top Call of the Day Episode: I'm Tired Of Being A Mom To My Mom: This week we're listening to the Top Call of the Day episodes of All-Time!! Janice has acted as the adult in her relationship with her parents. She calls Dr. Laura for help. - Dr. Laura: "Don't let this history determine the quality of your character." | Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://family.drlaura.com/pg/jsp/help/general/privacypolicy.jsp for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to this edition of the Call of the Day.
0:03.8	Be sure to listen to my program Monday through Friday now heard on Sirius XM Triumph 2011.
0:09.6	Dennis, welcome to the program.
0:12.9	Hi Dr. Laura, thank you for taking my call.
0:16.6	Little nervous today and listening to you for years and years and I just need to see if you can help me
0:25.8	understand why a button in me switches when I'm interacting or talking with my mom.
0:37.5	I'm because the button is you become the child instead of an adult that's universal when there's a problem.
0:45.7	You stopping an adult.
0:46.9	Well actually I feel like I am the adult in this situation and my mom.
0:53.3	No, no, no, no, no, no, you go into child mode of making sure you're not making her mad.
1:03.1	Actually, I do think I am making her mad.
1:05.1	That's okay.
1:06.2	Then I got it backwards.
1:07.1	I apologize.
1:08.0	Go for it.
1:09.1	Okay.
1:09.6	So tell me what's happening.
1:10.9	That's okay.
1:11.7	That's okay.
1:12.4	I've been kind of handling my parents affairs for the last five or six years.
1:21.1	My dad had Alzheimer's so I ended up being his conservator and then power of attorney for my mom.
1:27.5	My dad passed away in June from his disease.
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