“Just Close Family,” My Daughter Said About Her Engagement Dinner. A Week Later, Her Card Was Declined.

behavioral patterns before children even knew they were forming them. I could spot a manipulator by October, identify a people-pleaser by Thanksgiving, and predict which kids would try to negotiate their way out of consequences by spring break.

What I somehow failed to recognize was that I’d raised two expert manipulators who’d learned to use my love continue reading …