A response to a reader's letter to Newsweek seeking advice on dealing with her child's constantly negative and angry behavior.
I read your piece, and as you wrote, what a nightmare! Perhaps however, submitting your story to this column reflects some hope, however small, that things could get better. For my part, I hope you'll find what I write below helpful.
Children can't always understand why adults do what they do, and struggle with expressing sadness and with recognizing their own emotional pain. So instead, they sometimes use anger to cope with difficult feelings.
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A response to a twenty year-old's letter to Newsweek seeking advice on dealing with the higher-than-anticipated costs of having agreed to be a bridesmaid at a friend's wedding.
This is a stressful situation: you want to show support for your friend, but you also need to live within your budget. So, what now? As I see it, you don't have to choose between one or the other. I think you can do both. First, your financial discipline may be a current necessity, but it's also a hallmark of long-term financial success. So continue to align the use of your income with your longer-term priorities, i.e. your schooling and your car - not the gown, hair, and makeup for the one day of someone else's wedding. Second, I suggest you speak with your friend about your stress – in person if possible. Here's a possible outline for that conversation:
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Unhealthy Law Firm Dyads Made Worse During the Pandemic – And What To Do About Them by Peter W. Lobl, PhD. Reprinted with permission from the May 12, 2020 edition of the New York Law Journal © 2020 ALM Media Properties, LLC. All rights reserved. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. ALMReprints.com – 877-257-3382 – reprints@alm.com
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