Why did you do that? Are you really going to wear that? What's wrong with your hair? Did you mean to say that? Are you really talking to him? You didn't talk to him nicely, did you? - Over and over and over. So, you just freeze. As a child, you let them decide - but then, as an adult, you become paralyzed when faced with even basic choices.

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Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .

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Andy Spears

Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .