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Parents, when you want to throttle your teenager, love them instead
I’ve never been a parent. I don’t pretend to understand “what it’s like” to raise a child for 18 years and then let him go. That said, I’ve spent a significant amount of time around quite a few teenagers from a variety of family backgrounds, investing deeply in their lives through a lot of time…
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The Backstory: Dollar a Day
My Backstory series offers stories about my upbringing and background. You can find the whole series under the category “Biography,” if you’re interested. Today happens to be my parents wedding anniversary date – it would have been their 42nd. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My mom was one of those indomitable women, the working ones who juggled career and child-rearing and…
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Link: My Problem With Capitalism | adayinhiscourt
An outstanding post from my friend John today. Commended reading. Those people for whom the system doesn’t work, be they those who are born without the prerequisite cognitive abilities needed to prosper or be they those who, because of life circumstances that they had absolutely zero control over, had serious obstacles placed in their life’s…
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The Backstory: Light Fading, Darkness Closing
My Backstory series offers stories about my upbringing and background. You can find the whole series under the category “Biography,” if you’re interested. We just celebrated Father’s Day, and I loved seeing all the photos of everybody’s dad popping up in my Facebook feed. It reminded me that I promised y’all way back that I’d finish telling…
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As Teens Push Away, What Can Parents Do To Support Them? | MindShift | KQED News
I think any of us who’ve worked extensively knows that loving a teenager is very much like “hugging a cactus.” Or trying to make friends with an aloof feline – sometimes it feels like all they want is food; otherwise, “go away.” But the teen years, hard as they are on parents and mentors, offer…
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