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Relational Aggression in Marriage?
I was recently asked if relational aggression could be found in marriage. Yes. Relational aggression can be found in marriage, in politics, in churches, in businesses and higher education. Relational aggression can exist in any social interaction. Relational aggression is not age or gender. It’s covert abuse and manipulation. When did we ever get the [...]
Unintended Consequences?
At home school co-op a few days ago, one of the mothers talked about her friend who knew of a child, going through bullying in first grade. She said this child suffered alienation and was treated meanly by the other kids. The alienation was orchestrated by one child, whose lead the other children in the [...]
Some Observations
Well, I’ve been busy off doing other things, as you may well have noticed. I had my hands full ending the home school year and getting ready for another. We’re going to be doing things differently this year, at least to start off with, and there are a lot of new arrangements that need to [...]
What do you care about what people think?
Well, I don’t…not until it interferes with my ability and right to live my life without undue prejudice or harassment. I’ve always found it curious that we are often so dismissive of how hurtful “what other people think” can be when it comes to children or individuals…as if the thoughts of others floated around on [...]
Why This Hit Me So Hard
In the post, “As if nothing happened“, on my personal blog, I explain why the situation with Megan Meier had hit me so hard. It took me a while to figure it out and even longer to go through all the emotions it triggered within me. This is a very personal issue, but one that [...]
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