Yowch indeed. I realized that you sent her the vignette, as opposed to calling in her radio show, but I've never understood how anyone can call Dr. Laura or any other radio show dealing with personal problems. I've called local sports radio stations a few times, and I would invariably hear comments in person from somebody who heard me on the radio. It doesn't matter what time I called, or how obscure the show was, there would be at least one person in real life who would recognize my voice and tell me he heard me on the radio.
Anyhow, I just know that if I called up Dr. Laura to ask for her advice, there would be many friends and acquaintances who would recognize my voice. Yikes!
Well, in my case I responded to her on-air call for personal anecdotes by faxing her my own. It's a bit less risky as she only included my first name (my actual name, though, I might add).
I figured I would be helpful, just like I said according my father's words: I could serve as an example of what NOT to do. I thought maybe it might help some poor guy down the road who found himself in a similar situation.