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Pause and Observe

30m · You Need to Hear This with Nedra Tawwab · 22 Feb 08:00

This week, we hear from a caller who is keeping a hurtful secret from her teenage children: their extended family do not particularly appreciate their company. After years of unsolicited parenting advice and critiques from these family members, this mother just wants distance, but her kids are calling into question if she made the right choice.

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