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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:00 AM

Everybody's tiptoeing around my dad

He had an operation and nearly died, and now he's become a tyrant.
By Cary Tennis

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  • Monday, June 26, 2006 07:48 PM

    Folks...

    Check out the Bowen link that Cary provided, particularly the concluding societal theory. Interesting stuff. And tends to reduce the likelihood of the knee-jerk response evinced by the first letter-writer here.

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