Dr. Laura Schlessinger (1:57)

Oh. Well, how old is your daughter?

Caller (Ann and Bob) (2:01)

She's 55. She's an adult. But it's affecting the whole family and her siblings or extended family as well.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (2:09)

Because how is it effect? How is it affecting everybody?

Caller (Ann and Bob) (2:14)

Well, we don't care to be around him.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (2:19)

Okay.

Caller (Ann and Bob) (2:20)

And she, our dog. Excuse me. Our daughter has made the decision that this is going to be her lifestyle, which is against our religious principles, it's against the way she was raised and she has more or less said, this is what I'm doing.

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Caller (Ann and Bob) (2:42)

So do we have any options or anything?

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (2:47)

No, no, no, no.

Caller (Ann and Bob) (2:51)

Okay.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (2:52)

And no one of your kids turned out like this? Sorry. Get on with life.

Caller (Ann and Bob) (3:00)

Do we go out and visit and pretend like, hey, you're happily married, all that kind of stuff. Or do because it's.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (3:07)

Well, that sounds that. That's that. Bob, Is that really an option in your mind? What she just said? Is that an option in your mind?

Caller (Ann and Bob) (3:18)

No, really, we've pretty much decided we will not go to her house as long as there are guys around.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (3:26)

Okay, because your wife just scared me.

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger (6:02)

I mean, let's pretend that's how matriarchs and patriarchs behave. They cave in their values.

Caller (Ann and Bob) (6:11)

Well, we don't want to and we're not.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (6:15)

Well, then I urge you not to do what you don't want to do. I urge you.

Caller (Ann and Bob) (6:22)

Yeah. Okay. Well, we feel that if we go to her house and visit and say, have dinner with them, we are acknowledging them as a married couple and it's almost.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (6:34)

No, you're not acknowledging them as a married couple. You're accepting your daughter's behavior.

Caller (Ann and Bob) (6:42)

Okay, all right.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (6:43)

It's not the same thing.

Caller (Ann and Bob) (6:45)

What is it? Would it be beneficial to sit down with both of them and explain to both of them?

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (6:53)

You want me to laugh very hard or just a little hard?

Caller (Ann and Bob) (6:59)

So it's.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (7:01)

How's that?

Caller (Ann and Bob) (7:03)

That wouldn't get us anywhere then? No. Well, that's.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (7:08)

This is a big fu. Friends. So get on with your lives without it.

Caller (Ann and Bob) (7:13)

Yeah, well, that's. I feel like that's basically what she's done, you know? Yes, well, that kind of satisfies the question we had. Well, to me it. To me it reinforces our situation, our convictions. We still stay in touch with grandkids. We talk with her, invite the kids out to dinner and invite her to join us. And we don't. He's not mentioned, you know.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (7:45)

Oh, so your daughter. Wait a second. Question. So your daughter will come out to dinner with you and her kid? She will do that. Is that a yes?

Caller (Ann and Bob) (7:53)

Yes. Uh huh.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (7:54)

Well then stop whining and complaining. That's pretty damn good.

Caller (Ann and Bob) (7:58)

Okay. Okay. Well, we just, you know, we don't know if that's the quote. Right thing.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (8:06)

Why is it, Ann, that women tend to overwork this stuff while Bob's sitting there going, hell, I don't want to do that. Why is it you keep chewing on it, chewing on it, and he's sitting there going, I know, I'm not going there. Why can't you be more like Bob?

Caller (Ann and Bob) (8:27)

What was that?

Dr. Laura Schlessinger (8:30)

That's okay, Bob. Anyway, I think it's wonderful that she will come out by herself without the drunk and have dinner with you. And I think you ought to consider that a perfect fix. A perfect fix. 100% perfect fix. Can't do better than that. That's wonderful. I was just going to ask if we could do that and I guess we could. That's wonderful. Oftentimes that doesn't happen, so give us a call at 1-800-375-2872. If you like this podcast, be sure to rate it on Apple Podcasts or your favorite place to listen to my podcast. Of course, I'd love if you gave me five stars. And be sure to share this podcast with a friend on Facebook or your preferred social media platform.

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