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Helping Out Instead of Building Alligator Moats Might Help You Become A Better Person

How can I help? I say this to my daughter all the time. I usually mean it as a redirection for some kind of tantrum, or a snafu in the routine of an average nameless morning. It’s better than saying no or telling her what to do, or worse yet, doing it for her. Each […]

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