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Tuesday, October 16, 2007 12:00 AM

Will my family drag us down?

My wife and I could live anywhere and have great success as doctors, but my mother and sister are ill and need help at home.

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  • Tuesday, October 16, 2007 08:34 AM

    It's the old "Death Wish" acting up again.

    That old, time-honored unconscious wish to blow it, bigtime.

    Like Bill Clinton and the blowjob. These overachieving people seem to love to sabotage themselves just when they've got it all in their grubby, grasping little hands. The good Doctor just is following the sabotage script that's all, and Cary's giving him that little shove - to follow Cary, really - into the abyss.

    Terrible, narcissistic advice from Cary. But, what else is new?

    It's the page hits, stupid.

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