Posts Tagged "defiant"

From Criticism To Support

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From Criticism To Support

"If you needed to lose weight, what would be most motivating?   You are getting chubby. I’m not buying you any more clothes until you lose weight.   Or:   Let’s take a walk after dinner. I’ll let you make the salad. I love you just the way you are, exactly as you are."   —Rachel Macy Stafford   That was how Rachel opened her viral blog post, "To Build (or Break) a...

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What Else Could You Say?

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What Else Could You Say?

In a hub airport I encountered a mom with a young son who was still at an age where he accompanied his mother into the women's room. They were leaving the restroom when the mom noticed the boy was deliberately dragging along a small pile of paper towels with his feet. She saw no humor in this act. Her face said, "He is clearly just doing this to annoy me." Accordingly, she yelled at him and...

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