DISTURBING SYNCHRONICITY The last couple weeks, one of my children has been in a down-cycle in terms of their self-control and acting out. I've been having many "I love you, but I don't love your behavior" chats. The learning disability in play is making it hard as well as the early onset of puberty, rushing hormones and having a single mother trying to meet all their needs with my precarious health. But I continue to apply as much love and discipline as possible to the situation. That's my job. I sit down and open my news readers and see what's going on in the world. The first thing that comes to mind when I read is the legal definition of (domestic) abuse: Domestic abuse is a pattern of behavior used to establish and maintain power or control over a domestic partner or family member. The behavior may include: acts of violence, intimidation, threats, psychological abuse, isolation, etc. to coerce and control the other person. Once again, my work in help...