Refresher: How can Leslie stop feeling so resentful towards her family?

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🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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From my Call of the Day archives; Leslie feels like she does everything for her husband and kids but doesn't get much in return. What should she do instead? Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Time now for a refresher from my Dr. Laura Call of the Day archives.
0:04.7	And remember, you two can participate on my live radio program heard weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:16.8	Hi, Lee, welcome to the program.
0:19.3	Oh, hi, Dr. Laura. I'm sorry to waste your time.
0:21.8	You just answered all my questions, but I've come up with a new one.
0:25.3	Okay.
0:27.1	So I am like the other caller.
0:29.5	I do way too much for my husband and my family, and I don't mean way too much in a disrespectful way.
0:34.3	I just think that they have come to take advantage of me, and I have built
0:37.8	up resentment. And I do not know. I've listened to your show, and I'm like,
0:43.3	Okay, but that's not what the last call was about. I know, but the ending of it spoke for
0:48.8	correctly. It was ultimately about communication. Yeah. If you want to be Wonder Woman, go for it.
0:56.8	But if you stop being the girly girl
0:59.4	who has needs and feelings and desires
1:02.6	and then get resentful, it's not fair.
1:06.7	Absolutely.
1:07.6	And I am such like the caregiver and the alpha girl.
1:12.7	That's nice. That's fine. There's nothing to hate. I am very competent. I don't stop being a girly girl.
1:20.3	I don't stop saying this is what I. I try.
1:22.3	Okay. I feel I need a hug. I need to hear that this was spectacular for you. Very simple. It's not complicated.
1:33.9	I know. I say, be his girlfriend, be his girlfriend. And I'm like, but wait, how do I be his girlfriend?
1:38.6	Because I'm too busy taking care of everything. And I feel like I shut him down and it's not fair.
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