Why to Put Kids First After Divorce

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🗓️ 14 September 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Colton tells Dr. Laura how sad he is that his parents are divorced and that his mother has fallen in love with a new man. Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast. You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.4	Mom and Colton, welcome to the program. Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi, Colton. How old are you?
0:21.2	I'm nine years old.
0:23.7	And what would you like to talk about right now?
0:28.2	My parents divorced.
0:31.0	Oh, how old were you when they divorced?
0:35.9	Seven.
0:40.9	So do your Mommy marry somebody else?
0:44.4	No, but she's dating somebody else
0:47.6	He's dating somebody
0:50.2	Just recently or for a long time?
0:57.0	Recently recently just recently or for a long time? Recently.
1:00.1	And where do you live?
1:02.5	Do you live sometimes with mom, sometimes for dad?
1:05.3	How does it work?
1:07.6	Sometimes with mom, sometimes with dad.
1:15.8	And when you're with dad does he bring his girlfriend along to do stuff no it's my mom who is dating it's your mom who's dating. Yeah. Oh, okay.
1:29.5	And do you like this man
1:31.9	mom is dating? Have you met him?
1:34.9	Yeah.
1:38.3	What's he like?
1:41.9	Um, he's a firefighter.
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