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Hey there, it's Debbie.

Today's episode is a special re-release of a favorite conversation from the archives.

Unless you're a long-time listener of the show, there's a good chance you haven't heard

this one before.

And even if you have, you just might get something completely different from it this time

around.

You want to be having some conversation with your child about this and ongoing,

so they understand why there is a difference here. And part of talking to them about it is listening

and hearing what they have to say about it, rather than just saying it's, you know,

of course you're important. Of course your brother or your sister has this issue that you don't have.

You want to say, oh, how do you feel about that?

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