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The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge

by M.T. Anderson

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Dec 23, 2025 10:04AM

“Talking about abstract things is important. Having big, wild conversations about concepts like art, music, time travel, and dreams makes it much easier when you’ll eventually need to talk about things like anger, sadness, pain, and love.”
― Tom Burns

tags: conversation, emotion, family, kids, quality-time, talking

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“The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do.”
― Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

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“We cannot selectively numb emotions, when we numb the painful emotions, we also numb the positive emotions.”
― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

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“Sometimes you will never know the value of something,until it becomes a memory.”
― Dr. Seuss

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“Picture yourself when you were five. in fact, dig out a photo of little you at that time and tape it to your mirror. How would you treat her, love her, feed her? How would you nurture her if you were the mother of little you? I bet you would protect her fiercely while giving her space to spread her itty-bitty wings. she’d get naps, healthy food, imagination time, and adventures into the wild. If playground bullies hurt her feelings, you’d hug her tears away and give her perspective. When tantrums or meltdowns turned her into a poltergeist, you’d demand a loving time-out in the naughty chair. From this day forward I want you to extend that same compassion to your adult self.”
― Kris Carr

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