By Peg Streep — 2020
Looking at the collateral damage we rarely talk about.
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Despite the ongoing need to test limits, kids also need to learn the importance of respect for others — and respect begins at home.
You not calling, as a friend, can actually compound the grief and loss they are feeling. Just pick up the phone, even if you get it wrong, just have a conversation and do your best. Your friend with cancer is still the same person they were before.
"Grown don't mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown? What's that suppose to mean? In my heart, it don't mean a thing." — From Beloved, by Toni Morrison
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Sharing your feelings with your children does not mean dumping your anger on them or blaming them for your troubles.