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She cannot even handle her own problems ie her mother's death,

Well, that's interesting, isn't it? I've heard that before, but, who knows why? Who knows how her mother treated her? If her mother treated her like a piece of dirt, should she have gone crawling back for more? Nobody knows the "why" of that.

From my own experience, I'd say no. If my own parents spent my life trying to convince me I wasn't worth anything, sooner or later I'd tell them to stuff it. In the end, I would "honor" them by taking care of them in their declining years. Wouldn't mean I'd have to swallow a daily batch of negativity in the process. Some parents understand kids are a big responsiblity. And some parents treat their kids as an afterthought. Consequently, you reap what you sow.

I've always thought that Dr. Laura listeners were a lot better off mentally, and recieving a lot better advice than people who watch sit-coms or soaps, who listen to Oprah or Dr. Phil, or who live by feelings instead of thinking.

I've always admired Dr. Laura's ability to cut to the heart of a problem quickly. No offense intended, but I've though on more occasions that one --- She thinks like a man --- Uses her mind not her heart.

And especially I admired the change she made in mid-career, in her stands about homosexuality. In the first years, her stand was pretty general American social humanism -- About the same as Dr. Phil or Oprah.
Then when she moved to Judaism, AND when Xians and Jews showed her what scripture said, she {In Mid-Career and in front of the whole Nation} made a public change in policy.

That took courage and it took fortitude. {Some might say, "It took balls."}

She's not on in this area anymore, but I think she's genuine and courageous.

No one deserves to be abused in any way by a parent. I've seen my friends who have abusive parents keep going back for more. They keep thinking that one day Mom/Dad will love them. After a life time of motherly abuse I finally chose to cut of contact. Now mommy can't hurt me anymore. She is reaping what she sowed and I am healthier for it.

I don't know what Dr. L's mom did to her, but I know that sometimes the best thing is to quit playing the game with an abusive parent.