YES! 1000 times yes - if all the things were "right" and everything was done and the grades were As and straight ones - everything would be fine, just fine. And so it was. And so I was. Until I… - Andy Spears

…e memo that, if practiced religiously, stellar organizational skills may even be able to protect me. Because if I crossed the t’s and dotted the i’s, perhaps my mom wouldn’t be depressed, and my dad would be in a better mood. And if I was really lucky, maybe — just maybe — my parents wouldn’t fight.
Maybe She’s Born with It, Maybe It’s a Trauma Response
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YES! 1000 times yes - if all the things were "right" and everything was done and the grades were As and straight ones - everything would be fine, just fine. And so it was. And so I was. Until I wasn't. It took some hard lessons to unlearn ALL of that - and to just be, to just be me - to be ok with all that.
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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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