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A Big Favor?

March 17, 2015 By Carolyn Parr 4 Comments

Carolyn Parr, http://toughconversations.net, explores the challenges that come with doing "favors."“You know, Mom, I’m doing you a big favor here,” said Amy. Though she hid it, Catherine’s first reaction was surprise. Hurt followed right behind.

The big favor was to care for Catherine’s son (Amy’s brother) – who has deepening, unidentified memory loss. Catherine desperately needed a respite and asked for three days off to visit an out of town friend. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Communication, Family Matters Tagged With: Asking a Favor, Carolyn Parr, family conflicts, Family social order, tough conversations

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