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It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it
19 February 08 08:31 PM | Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer | 0 Comments   
The customs officer was not amused. It was Christmas morning, and my husband, toddler and I were returning to the States after a 10-hour flight from Buenos Aires . The only re-entry forms they’d had on the plane were in Spanish. I’d done my best to fill Read More...
Don't Read This. Please.
08 January 08 07:15 PM | Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer | 0 Comments   
What's in a Negative? Why We Might Choose to Rephase Consider the two following commands used recently in my house. "Do not throw the fork on the floor." and "Please put the fork gently on the table." These commands were, of course, aimed at the toddler. Read More...