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11/03/2014
Dear Dr. Laura,
I wanted to thank you for being the moral compass in my head. A couple of weeks ago my husband, 1 year old and I were visiting my in-laws. My sister in-law brought her new boyfriend over and it became apparent that during the course of the day he had been smoking marijuana. That is not something that my husband or I will tolerate around our son. However, because I know my sister in-law is childish and overacts, I knew that leaving could stir the pot and might cause a blow up. While talking about our options with my husband I thought to myself, "What would Dr. Laura say? She would say that I'm the mamma bear, and that I need to protect my cub no matter what." We decided to quietly pack everything up and head home with a generic excuse and figured we would talk to her about her boyfriend's behavior at a different time she was quite intoxicated. Before we could leave my sister in-law said they would leave instead. Just when we thought all was clear, she stormed back in and yelled the house down.
How anyone can defend doing drugs around a child is beyond me. We are not speaking to her at the moment, but we know that we made the right decision in protecting our son. So, thank you Dr. Laura, for being the voice in my head that points me on the right path.
Warm Wishes,
Jackie
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