boundaries

No means no

Getting my children to understand the idea that no means no is a bit like trying to teach a jellyfish how to dance. It’s just…it’s not going to happen. No matter how many times I tell them that “no means no, and my answer isn’t going to change no matter how many times you ask”….the …

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Maintaining and respecting boundaries within relationships

I work very hard, sometimes I wonder if it’s too hard, at respecting other peoples boundaries in my relationships with them. This is especially true in high stakes relationships, like with my birth sons parents…but is also true to my other relationships. My marriage, my friendships, in therapy…all of them. I am really good at …

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