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Why does Stacy's husband want to kick their son out of the house?
Stacy's husband wants to kick their 23-year-old son out of the house because he has a gambling problem that started last December and recently came to light. The husband believes the son needs to take responsibility for his actions and become more independent.
What is Stacy's perspective on her son's gambling problem?
Stacy acknowledges her son's gambling problem but struggles with the idea of kicking him out. She feels conflicted because she wants to protect him and keep him at home, while her husband believes tough love is necessary to help him grow into a responsible adult.
What advice does Dr. Laura give to Stacy regarding her son's situation?
Dr. Laura advises Stacy to let her husband handle the situation, emphasizing that he is an 'alpha male' who will take care of it in the way it needs to be done. She tells Stacy to stay out of it and trust her husband's judgment, even though it may be emotionally difficult for her as a mother.
What does Dr. Laura suggest about the role of parents in tough situations like this?
Dr. Laura highlights the importance of parents being parents rather than friends to their children. She stresses that tough love is necessary to help children grow into responsible adults, even if it means making difficult decisions like kicking them out of the house to face the consequences of their actions.
What does Stacy reveal about her son's current living situation?
Stacy's 23-year-old son lives at home, attends school, and works full-time. He pays for all his own expenses, but the family does not charge him rent. However, Stacy now considers charging rent due to his gambling problem, which has become a financial concern.
- 23-year-old son with gambling addiction
- Lives at home, pays own expenses
- Husband wants son to leave, mother is hesitant
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What's up? Okay. My son is 23, and he lives at home. I called earlier and spoke with Dan. He lives at home because? He lives at home because? Because he goes to school and he works full time. He pays for all of his own expenses. We do not charge rent, but I think we probably do need to now. Why do we need to now? We didn't need to a month ago.
He's got a gambling problem. So now that he has the money to spend on gambling, I think he needs to be paying rent or my husband's probably just going to have him leave because this is an issue that started last December. We just found out about it recently.
Dan had told me earlier I was trying to call and get both of us on or give you some information. And he said that maybe this would be more of a call for me since I allow him to live at home. And maybe he said he needs to go to Gamblers Anonymous. So I'm calling because you probably need to give me some guidance. But just a few little tips. Your husband already gave you guidance. Your husband already gave you guidance. He did, yes. Didn't he? Yes, he did.
He did. You think that's the best thing, to have him just get beyond his own? Okay. Okay. That's tough. Being a parent is very tough, if you're really being a parent. Right. If you're just being a buddy who happened to give birth to the guy. Yeah. It's easier. Just keep rescuing. Make excuses. Protect. Your husband wants him to be a man. You just want to keep him your baby.
You're right. Well, that's because your husband doesn't have breasts and a uterus, you know.
No, no, he doesn't. Yeah, well, he just got home from work and he asked me if I was upstairs. I said, yeah, I'm waiting to talk to Dr. Laura. He said, why? And I said, because our son's gambling again. And he said, I said, you want me to put her on speakerphone? He said, I don't need to hear it. I know what needs to be done. Oh, alpha man.
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Okay, go upstairs. This is what I'd like you to do. Listen to me. This is what I'd like you to do. I'd like you to go upstairs, give him a big hug, and say, you take care of it. That's it. That's all I want you to say. Nothing else. You take care of it. He's your man. He's an alpha male. He's going to take care of this in the way it needs to be done, even though it hurts Mama because she has boobs.
And a uterus. I don't have a uterus anymore, but okay. You don't have boobs and you don't have a uterus? Well, the memory of... I do have boobies. I don't have a uterus. Two out of three ain't bad. You're right. You're right. Okay. Well, hopefully I can call you back and tell you things are better. Things will be better in your house. They won't be better for him.
I'll need to get him to go to Kaebler's Anonymous. Okay. You're not going to get him to do anything. You're going to stay out of it once your husband takes care of it. You're going to stay out, O-W-T, out of it. Okay. Capisce? All right. I gotcha. All right. Okay. Thank you. You're welcome.
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