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Rules of Estrangement:
…there isn’t always a solution with deeply troubled kids.
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086 |
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Rules of Estrangement:
It’s difficult to accept how much we are under the throes of forces largely outside of our control.
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086 |
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Rules of Estrangement:
…getting into the weeds with your adult child about the exact causes of their behavior or the injustice of their wrongful accusations is a fool’s errand.
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088 |
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Rules of Estrangement:
In a healthy relationship there’s enough room for both people to exist as individuals, flaws and all.
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091 |
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Rules of Estrangement:
Whatever the cause, parents with troubled adult children need to learn how to apply love and limits, since children… are willing to create so much damage.
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092 |
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Rules of Estrangement:
Therapists can do a lot of damage.
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096 |
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Rules of Estrangement:
Unless initiated by the parent, estrangement is almost always a negative for the parent.
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102 |
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Rules of Estrangement:
…labels have consequences and can affect the behavior of those doing the labeling as well as those being labeled.
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104 |
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Rules of Estrangement:
…parenting is in many ways a never-ending series of small mournings….
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112 |
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Rules of Estrangement:
…we’re all vulnerable to being manipulated to behave in hurtful or problematic ways given the right set of circumstances.
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132 |
