My 6-Year-Old Daughter Begged Me Not to Leave for a Business Trip—What I Discovered After Canceling My Flight Changed Everything

months teaching Nora to distrust herself.

The first time Nora became angry during an ordinary homework disagreement, she immediately looked terrified.

“Daddy, am I doing the bad thing again?”

I put the pencil down.

“Being angry is not the bad thing. You are allowed to feel angry without somebody turning that feeling into evidence against you.”

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