The potential for children to be pushed into adulthood before they are ready can happen whether they come from a large or a small family. Whether a child is pushed into adulthood sooner than a child should be taking on…
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I sit in front of the television with my laptop, sort of watching a show while downloading items for my Sims game, not realizing it already is midnight. Or I sit in my pajamas at 10 a.m., drinking coffee while…
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Almost everyone has a dysfunctional family in one way or another. By definition, every family has dysfunctional elements in its everyday interaction, whether it is because mom and dad fight too much, mom is a “neat freak,” the kids are…
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August 26, 2014 Friends and Peers
Yesterday, I called my old friend to talk, to cry on her shoulder about the various crises in my life. This has been the year from hell, and taken a toll on every aspect of my life. Today, she drove…
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I stepped out of the elevator on my way to my first client’s aprartment, but another door opened. An elderly lady stepped out in the hall and asked, “Are you coming here for me today?” “No,” I replied. “I have…
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