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Old Jan 15, 2010, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by pachyderm View Post
Can you not just put on a neutral face, a serious face, a time-out face -- not sure what I am trying to say? You don't have to have a "happy" face all the time. You can have whatever you feel like inside and not have to share that outside.
I ended up not putting on a happy face. I just told my daughter that I wasn't feeling well....tried to give her the attention she needed even though I was incredibly distracted by my misery....and put her to bed. Whew.
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