Dr. Laura's Mom, Mum's the word....

[Alex]

as in found in a mummified state. Apparently foul play was involved. I don't understand how someone could be dead in a condo for three months, and nobody knew! Didn't the mail pile up? Last I heard, it's practically impossible to turn off the mail.

Dr. Laura seemed to imply that it was her mother who chose to live her life as a hermit. I bet there is more to the story. I have always found it sad that a women with the convictions and focus of a Dr. Laura could have absolutely no relationship with the person who brought her into this world.

I suppose anything is possible.

[SHATOUSHKA]

i used to listen to dr. laura (as you know) for
quite some time. just before dr. laura went to
television, the radio station that carried her
show dropped it (just because no one felt she
would be doing so much talk radio, but to focus
on the tv thing).

i listened to dr. laura for almost 2 years.
never had i heard her say anything negative
about her mother.

(unfortunately, she came back to radio and
my local station didn't pick it back up)

dr. laura didn't imply that her mom lived
as such, she flat-out said it. her mother
chose to walk away. nothing wrong with that.
and i don't think that anyone, even someone
as opinionated in regards to family and human
interaction -- as dr. laura -- should impose
a family situation if the other person simply
doesn't want it. it could cause more harm than
good.

i agree that there is information being left out
of the scenario. the infamous question 'why?'.

[Alex]

As far as I know, Dr. Laura never stopped her radio program. It's always been on where I live.

Her rift with her mother is well chronicled. I just find it amazing that a women who is clear in so many aspects of her life couldn't figure out a way to have some type of relationship with her mother.

I bet that because Dr. Laura was the exact type of young women that she regularly scorns, her mother was a constant reminder to her own breaches of moral conduct.

It's possible that Dr. Laura "punished" her mom by ignoring her because mom was a witness to the "immoral" stuff Dr. Laura did when she was younger.

[SHATOUSHKA]

from what i understand, it was the mom that
separated from the family (not just dr. laura).

dr. laura is only pointed out because she
has unconventional methods of getting her
point across (i guess).

[Alex]

The unknowness that remains is this...

Did Dr. Laura, in anyway, help her mother financially?

If Dr. Laura did, then she's off the hook, as it could very well be that her mother wanted to be a "hermit" and there was nothing her family could do.

However, if Dr. Laura would only offer financial help if her mother met certain conditions, then the "hermit" like state her mother "chose" to
live would be a questionable diagnosis of the situation.

Dr. Laura's own success may have ruined her relationship with her mother. I at least hope she didn't treat her mother like a stranger when it came to financial issues.

[SHATOUSHKA]

i don't see how dr. laura is anywhere responsible
for the financial obligations of her mother.

IMO, dr. laura is off the hook regardless.
and her mother lies in her own bed.

[Alex]

I would agree with you IF Dr. Laura were in any other profession but the one she chose, that of family and relationship issues.

In Doctor Laura's professional world, It's ALL about family, mother, daughter/son, committment, etc. That's what Dr. Laura is about 100%.

Dr. Laura has got to be worth at least 50-100 million dollars (just guessing). So one must assume she was paying for her mothers home in Beverly Hills. (again, just an assumption on my part) I just wonder if Dr. Laura's past, when she was a normal women, (the kind of women Dr. Laura now disdains!), is so intertwined with her mother, that Dr. Laura actually did not want her own mother anywhere near the limelight.

Can you imagine Dr. Laura's mom being interviewed by the media! There's probably not a thing Dr. Laura's mom could say about Dr. Laura's past that would jive with Dr. Laura's present state of daily advice that she doles out and gets paid handsomely to dole out.

Everything Dr. Laura stands for now, is in direct opposition to what she stood for 20 -30 years ago. Mom must have taken many controversial secrets to the grave.

I just don't find it "healthy" to be on the radio telling others how to live when you could not find even a modicum of peace with your own mother, OR at least to periodically attempt to connect with mom, even if the attempt failed every time.

[SHATOUSHKA]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor=""><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Alex:
I would agree with you IF Dr. Laura were in any other profession but the one she chose, that of family and relationship issues.

In Doctor Laura's professional world, It's ALL about family, mother, daughter/son, committment, etc. That's what Dr. Laura is about 100%.</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

i think it depends on what perspective you are
viewing the situation. from where i'm standing,
i disagree with the above.

dr. laura is 100% about making money, fame,
and tension. the fact that its family/relationship
decorated is merely a theme.

[Alex]

hmmm.

In your own shatziesque kind of way, you are agreeing with me.

Dr. Laura would cringe at your description of her, although it is somewhat accurate. But if you agreed with my description of Dr. Laura's mission in life, then my point has merit.