Superstition Ain't the Way!


	Superstition Ain't the Way!

papananook

1-18-2008 2:23 PM

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papananook says:

My daughter-in-law, who is Thai, a very superstitious culture, lets her magical thinking affect our family life...I'm trying to gently ween her from these superstitions so we don't have to watch her freak out about every little thing!

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