The intersting part of Dr. Laura's press release, was that she did not express outrage at "who would do such a thing, to an old lady living alone. I hope they catch him/her"...Something to that effect.
While I understand estrangement between children and their parents, this press release left me cold.
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It's possible that her mother's lifestyle was such that this isn't necessarily a surprise. My guess is that right now Laura is beating herself up wondering if there wasn't more that she could have done. And the answer to that just might be 'no'. We live in 'free society' and the idea of forcing someone to accept our overtures of company, comfort or love is ridiculous.
For all of you who are casting aspersions her way.... how fortunate you are to have perfect families and perfect relationships with those families. Unfortunately, that is not the norm. For the rest of us who deal with a variety of 'disfunctionality' on a continual basis, it is easier to understand Laura's situation and to empathize.
And for the record, so I won't be accused of being a fan, I find her show to be annoying at best.