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Posted on 7th Jun 20258th Jun 2025

Our Shoulds – The Thorns in Our Side

“The realisation of any present shortcomings is unbearable for anybody harassed by dictatorial shoulds,” Karen Horney, Neurosis and Human Growth “You mustn’t put chewing gum in your sister’s hair.”  I remember saying that to my little son, along with a series of explanations why his sister’s hair was not the best place to land that …

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Posted on 13th May 202516th Jan 2026

Adult Child Estrangement: Living With the Pain

“If your kids are unable to see you as worthy of love, acceptance, and forgiveness, then you have to find redemption in that small crack in the continuum of catastrophe, as Walter Benjamin put it.” James Coleman, Rules of Engagement “So, how’s your daughter doing?” I asked my new acquaintance behind the wheel of her …

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