Meditations on Parenting and Anger, Part IV

Bilerico  Aug 07 08

Editor's Note: This is the final installment of a four part series about parenting, anger, and attachment. You won't want to miss the first three segments. (Part 1 - Part 2 and Part 3)

When I was a teenager, my mother warned me that everyone has a finite supply of brain cells. Once your brain matures, she said, it's a downhill slide, and all you can do is try not to accelerate the process too much with drugs or alcohol or massive head injuries. When I went to the "Of Buddhas and Brains" conference, I learned that this was not just a parental scare tactic; it was once the prevailing wisdom about the brain. Full story...

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