tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29724538.post7771537399674157886..comments2024-02-11T21:38:42.656-08:00Comments on mulling and musing: Even if you aren't a Dr. Laura fan....m_and_mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00552368137212513094noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29724538.post-5431420222068634042009-07-25T03:40:02.904-07:002009-07-25T03:40:02.904-07:00Such good points. I think getting to the heart of ...Such good points. I think getting to the heart of the matter is important---when you are ready for it. I think it took about sixteen years for some truths to be said between my husband and me. We were ready then, but before our lives were intertwined and our loved reinforced, those truths might have been damaging instead of helpful.<br /><br />I agree that Dr. Laura is abrasive, but effective andSagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03353317337049515497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29724538.post-1991386599769842412009-06-16T08:28:10.112-07:002009-06-16T08:28:10.112-07:00And here I thought I was the only one who listened...And here I thought I was the only one who listened to Dr. Laura. I have 2 of my favorite calls of hers on my blog. Just look to the right of my blog and you will see them listed there, if you would like to listen to them.Grandma Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09587160523698527979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29724538.post-85835761096923765412009-05-31T23:39:16.725-07:002009-05-31T23:39:16.725-07:00Oh, dear. Janelle's post made me realize I should ...Oh, dear. Janelle's post made me realize I should clarify something.<br /><br />I didn't post this advocating sticking truth in people's faces like Dr. Laura does (she IS paid to do that, though, and people call her knowing that she will, so I give her some leeway, even as I don't always like her approach, style, or tone).<br /><br />BUT, I do think the personal quest for truth is powerful. And m_and_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552368137212513094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29724538.post-13440672917364628692009-05-31T22:44:53.277-07:002009-05-31T22:44:53.277-07:00Dr. Laura...
Oh dear. So many good and bad things...Dr. Laura...<br /><br />Oh dear. So many good and bad things happen with Dr. Laura.<br /><br />One time my friend completely offended me by gifting me a Dr. Laura's book with a little note on how to be a better wife.<br /><br />After reading it (for book group - not for my friend) and becoming a better wife, my husband recently regifted the book to our sister in law. <br /><br />That did not go Janellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14336321282330362007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29724538.post-57936264662640987042009-05-29T11:45:21.879-07:002009-05-29T11:45:21.879-07:00I don't think she would necessarily disagree with ...I don't think she would necessarily disagree with the notion of contrary truths. To choose to respond in a loving way to some elements of truth is not the same thing, imo, as burying them in an unhealthy way. We choose to act and not be acted upon. But you can't really choose without knowledge, and to me that is what she is getting at. The truth shall set you free and all of that.<br /><br />m_and_mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552368137212513094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29724538.post-5802916680537875042009-05-29T09:02:40.623-07:002009-05-29T09:02:40.623-07:00I don't think she would necessarily disagree with ...I don't think she would necessarily disagree with the notion of contrary truths. To choose to respond in a loving way to some elements of truth is not the same thing, imo, as burying them in an unhealthy way. We choose to act and not be acted upon. But you can't really choose without knowledge, and to me that is what she is getting at. The truth shall set you free and all of that.<br /><br />Mormon Women: Who We Arehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479667028999828222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29724538.post-73193073847149040412009-05-29T04:47:44.800-07:002009-05-29T04:47:44.800-07:00Her post is interesting. I definately see what she...Her post is interesting. I definately see what she does as a part of the psychotherapy process. What I have a hard time with is the fact that she opens people up to these painful truths when she doesn't know much about them. Do they have a support system to deal with the aftermath of her digging? <br /><br />Because people who call her know what she is about, I think they do want to have the jendoophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010044127553834584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29724538.post-48106001616842366782009-05-29T04:32:22.179-07:002009-05-29T04:32:22.179-07:00The problem is, things are not as black-and-white ...The problem is, things are not as black-and-white as all that. Two contrary truths can and do exist at the same time. <br /><br />My husband is a jerk who never puts gas in the car, never kisses me when he walks in, and plops on the couch after dinner. But my husband also empties the dishwasher every morning, is a considerate lover, and is very funny. <br /><br />So I choose to look at the Naismithnoreply@blogger.com