Dear Dr. Laura:

Saw the saddest thing this morning. I was out getting ready to mow my yard and saw a mom dropping her son off at my neighbor's house who is a day care provider. The poor little guy was clinging to his mom begging for her not to go and crying hysterically. His mom then said to her son. "Stop this crap. I need to get to work," and handed him to my neighbor. The mom then quipped, "I love you," and got in her car and drove away.

In the meantime, the little boy repeatedly stated while crying, "I want my mommy… I want my mommy...." while my neighbor was leading him into her house. I sat there thinking, "Lady you are so lucky.  Your son loves you so much and really wants to be with you, but this will change when he grows up with these unhappy memories of how you treated him."

Don't know what else to say.

Thanks Dr. Laura and love your show and advice.

Regards,

Ann