The woman certainly has the guts to speak the truth.

If she truly mattered to her to have an emotionally healthy family of her own, she would not have sought the fame. Certainly should not have chosen to remain in the spotlight. Children of the famous always get messed-up, rare that they don't pay the price for their parent's fame.

I used to love listening to her many years ago, I agreed with most of her opinions, but I got pretty sick and tired of the way she treated people and therefore was no longer receptive to what she said.

Whenever my mom starts a sentence with "Dr. Laura said..." I'm always like "who cares what Dr. Laura says!".

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Anonymous wrote:I think she makes people uncomfortable because she forces them to look in the mirror and be honest with themselves about their choices in life.

Yes, she sometimes go over the top and doesn't give people a chance to talk. But in general, I agree with a lot of what she says.

She didn’t follow any of the advice she gave out like being a working mom, being divorced etc.

If you want to actually help people, you don’t need to be a confrontational bully. She and others like her, eg “dr.” Phil are try to create drama and sound bytes to make money. They use the dupes that seek their help.

I don’t think she had her radio program prior to her divorced perhaps she learned from her own mistakes.

I’ll get flamed for this but oh well.

I completely agree with her advice to divorcing parents about not remarrying. She has so many callers who got married, had kids, got divorced, remarried someone else with their own kids, made another kid or two with that person, THEN call her up with marital problems. These family systems become extraordinarily complicated. I LOVE her focus on the children and how much it sucks to be a kid in a situation like this, a situation that the adults created entirely through their own choices.

She says it’s fine to date and have companionship when you don’t have your kids, too, so it’s not about the sex/dating. It’s about not creating the nightmare situation I describe above.

Anonymous wrote:I think she makes people uncomfortable because she forces them to look in the mirror and be honest with themselves about their choices in life.

Yes, she sometimes go over the top and doesn't give people a chance to talk. But in general, I agree with a lot of what she says.

She didn’t follow any of the advice she gave out like being a working mom, being divorced etc.

If you want to actually help people, you don’t need to be a confrontational bully. She and others like her, eg “dr.” Phil are try to create drama and sound bytes to make money. They use the dupes that seek their help.

I am a hard core liberal working mom.....and listening to and loving Dr. Laura is my secret shame. I would DIE if my friends knew that I love her.

I agree with 80-90% of what she says. I actually think the world would be a better place if more people followed her advice.

I think she makes people uncomfortable because she forces them to look in the mirror and be honest with themselves about their choices in life.

Yes, she sometimes go over the top and doesn't give people a chance to talk. But in general, I agree with a lot of what she says.

She is and has always been a vile, judgmental, mean lady.

I think she's an outdated relic who should sit down somewhere. The world would be a better place without her brand of judgment.

I think she gives people who need it a good kick in the ass. However, it's obviously a very self-selecting audience because those who see no fault in what they're doing aren't going to feel the need to call Dr. Laura for advice.

I think her career went down the shitter with her N word scandal.

My DD sand I used to listen to her in the car together back when we had SiriusXM. You definitely have to take her advice with a grain of salt (I certainly don’t agree with a lot of it), but she’s entertaining and fun to laugh over.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I'm a little confused - she flaunts around her PhD, but apparently it's in physical therapy?

She went back and became a certified family therapist.

I guess I think it's just a bit misleading because she'll say "I'm the one with the PhD" or use the PhD to make herself sound more qualified, but really she just received a certification and the PhD is irrelevant.

I agree with a lot of what she says in terms of managing a relationship and improving communication. However, her views on childcare are archaic and she thinks anyone who isn't a SAHM home-school their children is a total piece of shit. She does not come across as very compassionate. Plus, I believe she went through a divorce herself and has a troubled child.

I’m pretty sure a troll listed some tho ha using his name. Really - a MySpace page with anything and everything illegal in the world on it from Afghanistan? Don’t think so - check your smarts.

Is IS criminal to spell your kids name ‘Deryk’ that’s for sure though..

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I'm a little confused - she flaunts around her PhD, but apparently it's in physical therapy?

She went back and became a certified family therapist.

I guess I think it's just a bit misleading because she'll say "I'm the one with the PhD" or use the PhD to make herself sound more qualified, but really she just received a certification and the PhD is irrelevant.

I agree with a lot of what she says in terms of managing a relationship and improving communication. However, her views on childcare are archaic and she thinks anyone who isn't a SAHM home-school their children is a total piece of shit. She does not come across as very compassionate. Plus, I believe she went through a divorce herself and has a troubled child.

I’m pretty sure a troll listed some tho ha using his name. Really - a MySpace page with anything and everything illegal in the world on it from Afghanistan? Don’t think so - check your smarts.