Harriet Lerner teaches, to listen with the same passion with which we want to be heard.

“Our families are defined by far more than just blood, so sometimes it’s necessary to cut the cord with who came before so that we can find our way to who we need right now”
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“Schism
It took two ropes to tie the knot
but only one to untie it.
When one released away,
the other fell too.”
― The Kaleidoscope Called Life
It took two ropes to tie the knot
but only one to untie it.
When one released away,
the other fell too.”
― The Kaleidoscope Called Life

“When it comes to parental alienation or grandparent alienation, we walk around with the overwhelming emptiness of a child's absence while carrying the heaviness of their sweet and irreplaceable memory...”
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“Anton does not have a need to give our home a touch of anything British. This British man living in this house, with his blind devotion to—his love affair with—not the Orient, but his idea of the Orient, colored by its history, its culture, its underdog-now-having-its-revenge role in world affairs, is all the British this house ever needs.”
― Manila Was A Long Time Ago - Official
― Manila Was A Long Time Ago - Official
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