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The Dr. Laura Podcast

Why Doesn't My Cousin Care?

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger & SiriusXM

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4.66.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Why Doesn't My Cousin Care? - Matthew wants to spend more time with his cousin, but she's not reciprocating. - Dr. Laura: "Spend time with people who will invest in you." | Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy 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.

0:09.9

Mom and Matthew, welcome to the program.

0:13.3

Hi, Dr. Laura. Thank you for having us on.

0:16.7

Hi. Welcome. I had a question.

0:19.7

How old are you? I'm 13.

0:24.2

Right now, you're right this moment. You are 13, guys.

0:27.8

Yes. Yes.

0:29.5

So, I had a question. I have a cousin who I've been really trying to have a relationship

0:36.3

with, but she's, she really won't respond to my texts. She's my mom's sister.

0:43.1

Did you hear the last call I just took with the little girl?

0:47.4

Yes, I heard that.

0:50.4

Did you hear me say sometimes you have to leave people alone and respect their desire,

0:57.0

which may be different from yours, even if you don't understand why.

1:02.7

Yes.

1:05.0

And I'm sure sometime in your 13 years, there's been some kid at school who wanted more

1:12.2

time with you, more friendship with you, and you weren't all that interested.

1:16.7

I'm sure you can remember a time, right?

1:20.3

Yes, yes.

1:22.3

Well, it's not necessarily that you hated them, maybe you had things going on, maybe you

1:27.8

weren't interested, maybe you were too busy, maybe there wasn't enough in common.

1:33.6

Yes. I'm just really sad because like, my mom's sister just doesn't want to have a relationship

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