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Caregiving

In a 2004 national survey, the AARP found that 44.4 million Americans are providing unpaid care to an adult, and the estimated annual value is $257 billion. To do so is a beautiful act of love and devotion, but also a great drain on one's physical and psychological resources.

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We are only vehicles for the safe passage	Supervised outdoor play offers important advantages to kids and parents.	Murder, suicide, abandonment of self and hope.	Who is this angry person who lives in my body?

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