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Growing Apart

Overheard among a group of middle school boys drinking mochas in a coffeehouse, as one tastes another’s coffee: “That is so ridiculously sweet! That’s like something a five-year-old would make!”

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Which Way?

There are many lessons to be gleaned by an adult reading Alice in Wonderland. One especially hit home for me.

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Emotional or psychological domestic violence concept. Mature man abusing his depressed wife, shouting, humiliating and threatening her, middle aged woman crying on floor at home

Crying

Yesterday, I reread Alice in Wonderland, a treasure trove of now-famous quotes, and happened upon this one.

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In Love

It was a gorgeous breezy October morning in Houston, and I was on a walk with my 33-year-old daughter.

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Young married couple husband and wife sitting at home having problems in their marriage and a cold relationship. A boyfriend and a girlfriend have an argument about spending too much money.

Surviving a Gaslighter

Now that you’ve read my previous blog, Gaslighting, a Not Uncommon Dynamic, and you’ve determined that you’re being gaslighted, how do you stop it?

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Happy Lawyer

Lawyers are an unhappy bunch. Maybe it’s the long hours, the extraordinary pressure, or the ungrateful clients.

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Young married couple husband and wife sitting at home having problems in their marriage and a cold relationship. A boyfriend and a girlfriend have an argument about spending too much money.

Gaslighting, a Not Uncommon Dynamic

When I was a kid, I saw a black-and-white psychological drama filmed in 1944. Gaslight was creepy, powerfully frightening to a teenager

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Good Solutions Versus Better Solutions

Solving problems is not difficult. I can solve a problem just by telling you what you should do.

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Your Last Resort

We like to observe, “Children say the darndest things” when one of our kids announces something surprisingly insightful.

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