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When Your Enemy Is Another Woman
“Sisterhood is powerful.” Well, often it is, but that power is not always protective. After all, in Genesis, the first Book of the Hebrew Bible, the first recorded relation between siblings is that of murderer (Cain) to murderee (Abel). Despite … Continue reading →
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Not Getting Over It
When one has been through a difficult passage in the course of one’s life, it’s common to get the collective advice from Job’s Comforters: get over it! I’ve always thought that was very bad advice – except maybe for horses … Continue reading →
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