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Death of the Fairy Tale: Parenting the Strong-Willed Child
We start as little girls dreaming about ball gowns and Prince Charming and the happily-ever-after-fairy-tale we envision on the far horizon called adulthood. We “play house” with Stepford-perfect husbands and children that can only exist in our imaginations, but all too soon we grow up and exchange ball gowns for wedding dresses and Prince Charming for Mr. Right. We couldn’t be…
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Not a Clique; Not a Club; Not a Circus
See I have written your name on the palms of my hands… Isaiah 49:16 Remember what it was like to divide up for teams when you were a kid? First, the captains were chosen – you know, the popular kids who play EVERY game like they were born with sports paraphernalia attached to their hands? And then the torture began.…