By Elinor Greenberg — 2020
How nature, nurture, and fate combine to determine narcissism.
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How to make it work at home.
How (and why) they find the time to parent and find a partner.
Feelings of ambivalence about parenthood aren’t necessarily going to do harm to children. But when regret suffuses the parent-child dynamic, the whole family can suffer.
My husband and I grope each other constantly. I don’t think a day goes by without at least one of us copping a feel. I say this proudly because after almost 20 years of being together, we are still hot for each other. And I don’t see any reason to hide this from our kids.
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