July 26, 2013
If Dad Died Tomorrow

 

Hi Dr. Laura,

I love your show and I listen to it ALL the time, often with my wife and three daughters in the car.  My daughters are now 16, 13 and 12.  When my middle child was 9 she said to me: "Dad, why do you always listen to Dr. Laura?  Those are other people's problems and not our problems."  After I laughed, I said: "That's why I listen to Dr. Laura, so they won't be our problems." 

At bedtime, I hug each of my kids "good night."  Tonight, as I was doing this, my youngest daughter said, "I love you, Dad."  Then I went to my middle child's room and she said, "Good night, Dad."  As I walked away, I said, "I love you." Silence.  My youngest said to my middle child: "Where's the 'I love you'?  Don't you know if Dad died tomorrow you'd regret not saying 'I love you'?  Don't you listen to Dr. Laura?"  Then, from my middle daughter's bedroom came the best and most heart-felt "I love you" you could ever imagine. 

I came downstairs beaming and told my wife.  She said, "You know she loves you so much, but it's not in her nature to show it."  "I know," I said, "but Dr. Laura changed that!" And we had a good laugh. 

Thanks for all you do. 

Love,

The C. Family

Posted by Staff at 11:00 AM