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Tough Love?

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Fifteen year old Erica suffered from depression, suicidal thoughts and self destructive behavior. Her parents sought assistance from doctors in helping their daughter, and it...
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40 is the New 14

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We have come to take for granted that part of life in society is being in debt one's whole life and paying towards that debt one's whole life. Isn't something wrong with that? Do we really need all the "things" we are encouraged to become indebted over? I mean, how often are you using that Thighmaster or that George Foreman grill nowadays?

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