When Family Rewrites the Past

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🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Lisa is frustrated and hurt when her aunt constantly praises her mother as wonderful. 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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0:25.6	at Dr. Laura.com. Lisa, welcome to the program. Thank you, Dr. Laura. I have a strange situation.
0:34.5	Hi. I was never very close with my mother. I didn't really, I didn't have a loving,
0:43.1	doting mother. She was kind of like, I don't know, dismissive, not close, which is fine. I'm cordial.
0:49.8	It all is totally fine. But I have an aunt who I've always been super close with.
0:57.9	And we recently got together.
1:01.3	And this has happened many times that whenever we get together at some point,
1:04.9	she starts extolling the virtues of my wonderful mother and that I need to be so much closer and better.
1:12.7	And my upbringing.
1:13.8	Lisa. Lisa.
1:16.7	Yep.
1:17.6	They grew up together.
1:19.9	No, no.
1:20.4	No.
1:21.5	No, it's my father's, yeah.
1:24.5	Right.
1:24.8	It's my father's sister.
1:25.7	Sorry.
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