Dr. Laura

[Anonymous]

I'm on a road trip and have satellite radio in the rental car. Stumbled across Dr. Laura and spent about 15 minutes hate listening before I had to turn it off. What a harridan. She seems to be the opposite of a therapist - it's like she is trying to inflict trauma. Is her show popular and if so, WHY?

[Anonymous]

she is very popular. and yes if you only listen for 15 minutes that is pretty much the impression you'll get. if you hang in there long enough you'll start to realize that "most" of what she says is true and accurate. And you'll also realize that the reason it makes you uncomfortable to hear it is because it reminds your own behaviors that you yourself wish you could change....or don't want to admit need changing.

[Anonymous]

I used to listen to her during long commutes to Richmond. Most of what she says is full of sh@t. But one thing I did take from her is the importance of acting with integrity and doing what you think is right regardless of the sacrifice. She happens to be wrong about what is "right" in many cases but the overall principle is a good one to live by.

[Anonymous]

She's a little too direct for most parents, but if you want solutions she's no nonsense. If not, you can keep fumbling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She's a little too direct for most parents, but if you want solutions she's no nonsense. If not, you can keep fumbling.

I didn't hear anything about parenting. I heard her rant about feminism - and she literally said, "Women, you better find and marry an alpha male". Gag.

[Anonymous]

She lost her show on terrestrial radio in 2011 when she went on a racist rant and used the N word 11 times when responding to a caller. It was bizarre. She was off the air the next day.

I find her amusing as hell. She touts family values but she had a long term affair with a married man, think she's been divorced twice had a nude photo scandal years ago, and her mom was found dead, only when neighbors complained of a stench, weeks after she died just 2 miles from her radio show. I get they were estranged but wow, maybe she should not be giving advice to others on what makes a great mom and wife.

I think people listen because she has so many hypocrital missteps.

[Anonymous]

Former listener here (don't have XM)

Years ago, my DB kept telling me to listen to her, but I wouldn't because I hated her (without ever listening to her). Then one day I was on a road trip and found her; didn't know it was her, and loved her.

To 11:36 I think part of why she gives imo such GOOD advice is because of her past mistakes. And have no problem with the estranged mother thing.

Sometimes she's too snarky and talks over callers and is irritating, I agree. Or crass! Moody.

It is because of her that my marriage is so good. (19 years). LSS, my DH was a workaholic and I overheard her say, "You have to make your spouse *want* to come home."

I thought about this and realized that when my spouse came home, it was to the "second shift" of babies and my huge To-Do list. I totally changed it around; made it a happy fun environment for him. He started coming home earlier, and at one point told me that "Home is my Oasis. I love coming home. Thank you for making it that way.' That was due to her.

So OP, as with anything, if you discard the bad and tease out the good, you can use it as a tool to help your life.

[Anonymous]

I used to love listening to her show until she went off on a HUGE rant about how working mothers should have never had kids.
A pregnant woman called in once asking for advice about how she would make a flexible Schuyler to stay home with her kid as much as possible. Dr blames told her she should give the baby up for adoption and not get pregnant again until she was ready to stay home and parent her kid 100% of the time. When the woman said they couldn't afford to do that, and she wanted kids and she LOVED her job as a nurse, dr. Laura called her "too selfish to be a mother" and said she prayed for the baby she was about to have since it will inevitably grow up with major issues due to a working mother.

Other than that issue, her family relationship advice is good.

[Anonymous]

"Dr." Laura earned a Phd in she physiology--specializing in insulin and rats. She definitely got the rat part down.

Seriously, I didn't realize she was still breathing and her career circled the drain ages ago.

[Anonymous]

I absolutely love her. Agree with the PP who said that people who don't like her can't take the hard truth.

[Anonymous]

I thought she was dead. You are wrong. I don't agree with her b/c I think she's an idiot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Former listener here (don't have XM)

Years ago, my DB kept telling me to listen to her, but I wouldn't because I hated her (without ever listening to her). Then one day I was on a road trip and found her; didn't know it was her, and loved her.

To 11:36 I think part of why she gives imo such GOOD advice is because of her past mistakes. And have no problem with the estranged mother thing.

Sometimes she's too snarky and talks over callers and is irritating, I agree. Or crass! Moody.

It is because of her that my marriage is so good. (19 years). LSS, my DH was a workaholic and I overheard her say, "You have to make your spouse *want* to come home."

I thought about this and realized that when my spouse came home, it was to the "second shift" of babies and my huge To-Do list. I totally changed it around; made it a happy fun environment for him. He started coming home earlier, and at one point told me that "Home is my Oasis. I love coming home. Thank you for making it that way.' That was due to her.

So OP, as with anything, if you discard the bad and tease out the good, you can use it as a tool to help your life.

Glad that your marriage is working out but definitely had to laugh to think about women taking marriage and relationship advice from someone who has not had a successful long term relationship or marriage. Though maybe the guy she had an affair with said this stuff about his wife and she just spits it out?

[Anonymous]

I don't take her advice because 1) she is a hypocrite and 2) she is not kind.

She was a working mother. She is divorced. She had an affair. She is all of the things that she hates and she projects that on to her callers.

[Anonymous]

I love her!
She's very common sense and no she isn't going to kiss your ass. She's going to spell it out for you quickly and won't let you get away with any shit.
When I hear people - even on DCUZm - bullshitting about stuff I think of her.
Like this one gal posted on here asking for advice and when she didn't like the feedback she started a whole new post. That's just bulls$$$t.

Things like 'love circles' and other therapy speak make me want to puke. I prefer straightforward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't take her advice because 1) she is a hypocrite and 2) she is not kind.

She was a working mother. She is divorced. She had an affair. She is all of the things that she hates and she projects that on to her callers.

Um, she worked when her kid was in school.