When Adult Children Cut Off Family

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4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Brittany has gone no-contact with her dad and stepmom, but they continue trying to reconnect. Meanwhile, her mother Melissa is carrying guilt over the family fracture. Got a dilemma? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com - Listen to The Dr. Laura Program daily on SiriusXM Triumph 123.

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0:34.6	Brittany and Melissa.
0:38.5	Brittany is a 35-year-old child of Melissa, right?
0:43.0	Do I have that right?
0:44.4	Okay.
0:45.4	May I hear your voice, Brittany?
0:48.7	Hi, Dr. Laura.
0:49.9	Thank you for taking our call.
0:52.0	Perfect.
0:52.6	Melissa, may I hear your voice, please? Hi, Dr. Laura. You have
0:57.5	two generations of listeners. Oh, that nice. Okay. How can I help you guys, gals? Well, I was calling
1:06.8	today, Dr. Laura, because I have a question for you, but I'm not quite sure how much detail
1:13.9	to give. So I'm just going to give you the facts of the matter and then let you...
1:17.6	All the detail I need to understand so I can give a semi-intelligent answer, okay?
1:24.5	Okay. My father and my mother divorced when I was about 18 months old and he quickly remarried
1:32.6	to my stepmother. And ever since I have first memories, they've been traumatic in relation to
1:40.9	my stepmother. And my father has always supported her behavior.
1:45.3	And I continued on to grow into an adult and had an on again, off again relationship with them
1:52.8	throughout my childhood and adulthood and felt I was able to forgive them.
1:58.3	Then at about 29 years old, I became a mother. And just this past December,
2:03.7	I had my second child. And my six-year-old has been sharing with me ways that my stepmother
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