Hi Dr. Laura,
Whenever I hear a caller say how long they've listened to your show, I can't help but laugh because it's never as long as how long I've been a listener. That longevity, the impact you've had on my life, and the level of appreciation I have for your expertise made me realize I owe you this communication.
I started listening to you as an impressionable college student in your KFI days. You taught me valuable life skills.
- Your wisdom helped me understand my own parents' destructive relationship. I realized that I could reap just as much important information from their example than I could learn from a positive model of marriage.
- You helped me realize what I wanted from my own partner in life and marriage.
- You taught me to understand people and their motives and that you're the fool if you expect them to change who they are.
- You taught me how to nurture my relationship with my husband, and our relationship with our children.
- You inspired me to find ways to have a career and have children--though not always at the same time--so that they would grow up with ever-present love, support, and guidance from both parents and family, even with extended family hundreds of miles away.
Now my high school sweetheart husband and I have been happily married for over 26 years, have three well-educated daughters 17, 20 & 22, who are well on their way to leading independent lives. They've grown up listening to you, too. I even bought each of them their own copy of "Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives" and "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands".
As a middle school teacher, I strive to instill your common sense values into impactful lessons that help steer the impressionable adolescents to handle life's challenges with integrity. Regardless of whether my family and I have agreed with you, the core foundation of your messages have always been clear, direct, well-meaning, and of value. After all these years you have been a rock in my life.
I can't let another day go by without telling you how you have been a positive influence on my life, and those of my husband and children.
Eternally grateful,
Debbie
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