February 17, 2017
You Helped Raise Us


Dr. Laura:

I am the grateful daughter of a devoted listener to you.  My mother is completely unaware of the immense impact she has made as a stay-at-home mom of six children.  I remember car rides to and from various sporting or school events with your show in the background, and literally being scared to death of you and your somewhat harsh-sounding responses.  Obviously, I didn't understand at that age that you were being more kind than I could ever know, by asking questions and giving answers that your listeners needed to hear in a way that would benefit them the most.

I'm now 24 and my mom and I still love listening to you and dissecting each call and answer; somehow, you still manage to surprise us with some of your answers, and we are blown away.  My father is a pilot, and when we were kids, my mom left her teaching job to raise us full time.  She told me that she discovered you early in our lives, so basically, you helped raise us, Dr. Laura.  My mother didn't have a relationship with her own mother like the one that we have, but she persevered and spent all her time and energy on us kids.  Our parents have raised six successful, confident adult children who were loved unconditionally.  I owe my success in deep and meaningful relationships, my work success and my ability to love others in a healthy way to the fact that she was there for us 24/7.  Through your impact on her, you have impacted me and my entire family.  If you read this letter, I hope my mom hears how much she means to me and how grateful I am to her.  The most joy in life comes from helping others, so I hope that you find a small piece of joy from this email.

Monica


Posted by Staff at 10:59 AM