Dr. Laura: Is your name Araselle?
Araselle: Yes.
Dr. Laura: Welcome to the program.
Araselle: Hi, Dr. Laura. Thank you.
Dr. Laura: Hi.
Araselle: I would just like to know, I'm planning a weekend trip with my girlfriend. I have two small children, a three and a half and an eight month old, and I was wondering what you thought about. I have not gone away on any trips. My husband works 12 hours and I'm with them 100 percent of the time. So, is that too young for me to plan a weekend trip?
Dr. Laura: Yes.
Araselle: Okay.
What age?
Dr. Laura: Well, Araselle, I'm not exactly going to give you an age, but your husband works 12 hours. Araselle: Right.
Dr. Laura: He can't go to the bathroom exactly when he wants. He can't decide to put the kids in the car and take them shopping. Araselle: Oh, no, no, no he will be home 24 hours.
Dr. Laura: No, no, no, I'm talking about daily. While you are complaining about not being able to do things, frankly, you have more freedom in your schedule than your husband has at work.
Araselle: Oh, his mom is going to be there that same weekend.
Dr. Laura: Okay. You're not listening to me. Araselle: Okay.
Dr. Laura: I'd be concerned about any mother who could really leave her eight month old kid. I really am.
Araselle: Well, what age do you think?
Dr. Laura: I really am three.
Araselle: Pardon?
Dr. Laura: Three.
Araselle: Three is?
Dr. Laura: If you force me to give an age, but I think you're whining when you can go get your hair done and your nails done in the middle of the day and go out to lunch and go sit in the park and put your feet up and read a book while one's sleeping and the other's playing. You have a lot of freedom to your life.
Araselle: My eight month old doesn't sleep. Dr. Laura: You have a lot of freedom to your life.
Araselle: (INAUDIBLE 2:40) Dr. Laura: Okay. Obviously, all you wanted was a number. Three years old.
Araselle: Three? Okay.
Dr. Laura: Right.
Araselle: Thanks.
Dr. Laura: You're welcome. Okay, I know when I'm not wanted. I don't take it personally.
