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# Parenting Our Kids, Parenting Our Parents

November 21, 2012 1 min read 

Thanksgiving is for families, and multi-generational gatherings are blessings. My post today in the New York Times celebrates the opportunity to parent our kids and, when necessary, parent our parents.

http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/21/patience-consciousness-and-white-lies/

Best to all for a meaningful and memorable Thanksgiving

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