This is an essay I wrote a few years ago. As I muddle through holidays, a sick child, bad attitudes, laughter, and chaos, I needed to post this to remind myself and others how it's the little things we do that teach our children about poverty, mental illness, and compassion ...

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I hate when people call children “spoiled.” Food becomes spoiled. Children are not food. Children can be “overindulged,” "catered to," “parentally neglected,” even “parented inadequately.” There is no reason to put the onus on them. How do you think they developed their behavior in the first place? My son is falling under ...

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