Dr. Laura Call of the Day

By Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Kids & Family

What's Dr. Laura Call of the Day about?

As one of the most popular talk show hosts in radio history, Dr. Laura Schlessinger offers no-nonsense advice infused with a strong sense of ethics, accountability, and personal responsibility; she's been doing it successfully for more than 30 years, reaching millions of listeners weekly. This podcast offers a collection of highlights and most informed moments from the show. To get on-demand access to the full show every day, become a Family Premium member at DrLaura.com.

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My Friends Are Taking Advan...

08.16.2019

Kaitlyn is 13 and is having trouble being assertive around friends she believes are taking advantage of her kind and helpful nature.

Dr. Laura Call of the Day episodes:

08.16.2019 My Friends Are Taking Advantage Of Me Kaitlyn is 13 and is having trouble being assertive around friends she believes are taking advantage of her kind and helpful nature.
08.16.2019 You Changed The Way I See My Work Penny is a hospice nurse who was deeply moved by a call regarding a mother battling cancer and her remaining time with her 5-year-old daughter. Penny shares that she has since evoked Dr. Laura's message of 'making memories' with her ...
08.16.2019 I Want More Children But My Husband Doesn't Anita is married with two kids and she is trying to deal with sadness over her husband's disinterest in having any more children.
08.16.2019 I Smacked My Daughter Mike's 14-year-old daughter was caught at a sleepover attempting to smoke pot with her friends. Mike smacked his daughter and took everything away from her, and he wants to know if he went too far.
08.15.2019 Now That My Kid Is Out, Is It Time For A Divorce? Janet is turning 50 and now that her child is over 18 years old, she is questioning her marriage that has been plagued by online and emotional adultery.
08.14.2019 I'm So Angry Vivian is traveling 1000 miles to help move her father into a facility because of his ailing health. She is hesitant about the trip because she has lingering anger towards her mother for moving so far away from family.
08.13.2019 Glass Half Empty 26-year-old Joanna grew up with an emotionally abusive alcoholic father and she wants to look deeper into her struggles with self-worth and pessimism.
08.13.2019 My Husband Doesn't Get Along With His Family Alicia's husband has a contentious relationship with the women on his side of the family which has gotten worse over the last two years. Alicia asks Dr. Laura if she should push for her husband to continue reaching out and ...
08.12.2019 The Secret To 45 Years Of Bliss Greg calls Dr. Laura to express his appreciation for her advice and shares the secret of success to his 45-year marriage.
08.09.2019 Should I Get Involved With My Bio Family? Elizabeth was placed into foster care at 11 years old and has remained estranged from her biological mother. Now that she's an adult, Elizabeth's mother and half-sisters have reached out to her. Should keep in contact (her interactions have been ...
08.09.2019 I Need To Face My Fears When Tarin was 13, her mother was sexually assaulted by an intruder while Tarin was away at a sleepover. Although her mother went through extensive therapy, Tarin (who is now married with kids) has never truly addressed her feelings about ...
08.09.2019 I Want To See My Bio Dad 14-year-old Dani has been raised by her adoptive 'grandparents' with limited contact with her birth parents. However, Dani wants to actively pursue a relationship with her biological father.
08.09.2019 Keeping Work And Relationships Separate Rita is a retired social worker who is having a difficult time keeping her professional skills out of her personal relationships.
08.08.2019 How Can I Quiet My Negative Thoughts? Bob is a recently retired state trooper/crisis negotiator who served for 30 years. His declining health was a deciding factor in his retirement and Bob finds himself facing regret and self-induced negativity.
08.07.2019 The Road To Recovery Rose is a recovering alcoholic and tells Dr. Laura how incredibly instrumental she has been in giving her the courage and self-confidence to address her addiction openly.
08.06.2019 I'm The Middle Man Andrea is part of a three-way friendship where the two other "friends" have had a falling out with one another. Andrea now unwittingly finds herself in the middle of the quarrel.
08.06.2019 I'm Done With My Mother Susan recently found out that her father raped her older sister when they were both kids AND her mother supported him and blamed the sister. How does Susan appropriately and firmly tell her mother that she doesn't want anything to ...
08.05.2019 How Do I Tell My Daughter That I Might Die? Mindy is 39 and was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. She is responding extremely well to treatment, but wants to know if and when she should talk with her 5 year-old daughter about the possibility of this illness being ...
08.02.2019 Is It Okay To Cry? Kris's husband is in the late stages of brain cancer and she wants to know if it's appropriate to cry and express grief with and around her husband.
08.02.2019 I Don't Approve Of My Friend's Wedding Cynthia's friend of 15 years is engaged to a man who recently cheated on her with an ex-girlfriend and got the ex pregnant. How can Cynthia tell her friend that she doesn't support this wedding and wants no part in ...
08.02.2019 Jealousy In Your Marriage Skye has been married for 15 recently has been having a difficult time acting like her husband's girlfriend, because she's jealous of his female co-worker and friend. What can Skye do to quell her jealousy and reignite her romantic spark?
08.02.2019 No More Bad Relationships Billae thanks Dr. Laura for helping her find the courage and self-worth to end a bad relationship.
08.01.2019 Am I Being Too Nice? Michael has been separated from his wife for a year, but she still asks him for favors like moving or fixing things around her house. Michael agrees to these chores to appease her and maintain a healthy relationship with her ...
07.31.2019 I Have A Short Fuse Barbara puts a lot of effort into maintaining even the most tentative of relationships, so when they don't turn out the way she wants, she gets mean.
07.30.2019 My Parents' Divorce is Still Hurting Me When she was five years old, Laura was devastated by her parent's divorce. She's now 37, and the breakup still negatively her life.
07.30.2019 Will My Boyfriend Ever Change? Morgan's boyfriend of 6 months is still displaying behavior that Morgan would like to end even though they've discussed it before.
07.29.2019 Should My Toddler Be Socializing More? Danielle is a stay-at-home mom who helps her husband run their family business. It's difficult for her to find other moms with children her age because the majority of new moms in her area hire nannies and caretakers for their ...
07.26.2019 Things Are Strained With My Father-In-Law Christopher has an awkward and strained relationship with his father in law. He calls to find out if he is acting appropriately and if his expectations for that relationship are appropriate.
07.26.2019 I Don't Want To Be Yelled At Ridley's summer soccer camp coach tends to yell at him when he messes up. Ridley wants to find a way to reconcile with his coach and end the yelling.
07.26.2019 My Mom Doesn't Believe Me 19 year-old Morgan was caught with equipment. Although she had intended to throw it away, her mother doesn't believe her because she has a history of lying.
07.26.2019 I'm Ready To Cut Ties Megan's stepfather, who molested her as a child, has passed away. Megan wants to wash her hands of family members who continued to have a relationship with him (including her half-sister).
07.25.2019 You Don't Know How Much You've Helped Me Abby is a first year medical school student with her sights set on being a psychiatrist. Abby has listened to Dr. Laura since she was five years old and called in to thank her for all her years of wisdom ...
07.24.2019 Red Flag Relationships James heard Dr. Laura speak on the statistics of divorce in the U.S. and began to see many red flags in his own relationship.
07.23.2019 I'm Having Trouble Processing Cathrine's young son has been battling illness for three years and now, after a bone marrow transplant, is thankfully recovering. Now that life is settling down Cathrine finds herself flooded with both positive and negative emotions and she wants to ...
07.23.2019 I Want To Help Krystin was one of six siblings, all of whom passed away. Recently her mother and father passed away, and she has found herself wanting to change the past and "save" at least part of her family. Listening to compelling advice ...
07.22.2019 I Want To Know Marriage Is The Goal Elle's long-distance boyfriend broke up with her after she refused to move to him without a plan to be married. Elle calls Dr. Laura to ensure she made the right decision.
07.19.2019 My Girlfriend Is Making Plans With Other Guys Ryan is 33, and his girlfriend of five years is 26. He is concerned that she makes plans with her guy friends that do not include him and he wants to know if this is a BIG RED FLAG!
07.19.2019 Am I Good Enough? Kristin is in her early 30's and has returned to school to finish her degree. She battles feelings of self-doubt, and she asks Dr. Laura to set her straight!
07.19.2019 When Will I Feel Good Again? Maggie tragically had a miscarriage, and she has no idea how and when she will ever feel better. Is it REALLY the correct path to try and limit the healing journey of grief?
07.19.2019 How Do I Make Friends? Selena is 15 and a sophomore in high school. She has noticed that girls her age are into forming cliques, and wants to know the best way to navigate this hostile and exclusionary environment.
07.18.2019 Why Do I Choose Bad Men? Roberta's ex-boyfriend was an alcoholic who stopped drinking after he received a DUI with his kids in the car. Roberta asks Dr. Laura's help to figure out why she chooses men who behave so poorly.
07.17.2019 Should We Hold Our Son Back? Garret is 14 and homeschooled by his parents. His parents feel he is not mature for his age and are considering holding him back a grade which would have him graduate high school at 18 instead of 17.
07.16.2019 Who Should Make The Move? Joy is contemplating whether or not she should move to be closer to her grown-up children or whether they should move closer to be with her.
07.16.2019 I'm A Failure Natalie feels that she has done a lousy job in life both personally and with raising her children, and she can't seem to shake this seemingly untrue burden.
07.15.2019 Proper Parenting Lois recently saw her grandson getting very upset with his mother (Lois' daughter) for saying "no" to him. Lois is very proud of how her daughter handled the situation and wants to share with other parents the proper path for ...
07.12.2019 I Don't Want To Grow Up! Linda is 56, and is having a tough time accepting she is getting older. She misses the overt male attention she used to receive and hopes Dr. Laura can help her come to terms with aging.
07.12.2019 My Friend Is Marrying A Pedophile Christine has been asked by her friend since high school to be part of her wedding. She has discovered her friend's fiancé is a convicted "Peeping Tom" who targets teenage girls, and wants to know if it is appropriate to ...
07.12.2019 I'm Scared Justin lives in a small town, and he is extremely troubled by the alarming rate of teen suicides within the last few years.
07.12.2019 Kids Fighting After Divorce Brother and sister Ian and Ava have been at odds since their parent's recent divorce, and Mom is concerned that their relationship has deteriorated based on her actions and those of her ex-husband.
07.11.2019 Is Your Past Sabotaging Your Future? Jessica has been married for six years, but is concerned that a previous string of bad relationships has made her jaded and overly suspicious.

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