Dear Dr. Laura,
I am a regular listener and bought the satellite radio to listen to you long before you went to it. We lived in a rural area and that was the only way to get your program!
I just wanted to thank you for your words of wisdom. I am older than you are (just turned 70 today) but wasn't raised in a normal household and didn't learn all I'd have liked to when I was growing up. I had a loving mother who just didn't seem to know how to raise kids....and was widowed with four of us when I was only 4. Your stance on having two-parent homes really hit home with me. It was over 7 years before my Mom remarried and then I felt normal again. My stepfather wasn't the end-all, but he was there and that meant a lot. Somehow it took a load off me and allowed me to just be a normal kid.
I stayed in an abusive marriage for 33 years because I wasn't sure about leaving. I did finally leave when I thought my life was in danger. Had I been able to understand that earlier (by listening to you) I would have been able to leave sooner, but at least I feel good that when it came time I had the gumption to leave. It was the best thing I could have done for myself.
I just want to really thank you for the good sense you talk to us all....you have been a really strong influence on me. I have learned to be stronger and stand up for the right thing in a firmer way....not mean, just firm. My niece was dating someone who wasn't treating her well and I spoke up about that. She was upset with me for a while, but she dumped the jerk so I was pleased. Life is so much easier when one just relies on common sense, which you are good at letting us understand better....
God bless you!
Marcy
