Dealing with touchy relatives
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Forcing hugs isn’t necessary during the holidays
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Every holiday season, families get together and spend time doing what Hallmark commercials portray to be the picturesque norm. This includes little kids being dragged from house to house, thrust into the arms of eager and, often distant, relatives. Some kids obviously don’t mind this and physical affection from extended family members may not…
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Socializing during movies shouldn’t be acceptable
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Somehow, the concept of going to see a film has become tied up with forms of direct interaction: a person goes to the show with friends, or on a date. This is curious and especially flawed because cinema is not inherently a social experience. A movie — at least, a good movie — is…
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