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A little consideration for the floors when entering a home

A plea to the tradesmen in our area — the carpenters, plumbers, electricians, “handymen,” etc.: Would it be too much to ask you to consider covering your “work boots” with those cloth booties/shoe protectors before entering our homes when you arrive for service? I have all hardwood floors in my home and recently had some repair work done. Dirty shoe prints were left behind throughout the house after the man made many trips out into the rain and back and forth from his truck, so I had to wet mop the floor after he left.

In all the years I have lived here and had work done on my house, there was only one company that arrived at the door and donned those shoe protectors before stepping into the house. The company was from out of town, but I have used them a number of times and would do so again, although I much prefer to patronize our local businesses. Please, spread the word.

Help for parental alienation

For families dealing with the horrors of parental alienation, help is now available thanks to the publication of the observations, opinions and research by experts including Dr. C.A Childress, Dr. Richard Warshak, Dr. J.M. Bone, Dr. Robert Evans and Dr. Amy Baker — books, online information and expert witnesses are now available. And a diagnosis is also available within the boundaries of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Despite what the courts and therapists argue, according to experts parental alienation is the kidnapping of a child’s mind.

The aforementioned experts compare the alienation to cult activity. Once the child’s mind is programmed to reject the targeted parent, the child must be physically removed from the “cult” in order to be emotionally reprogrammed.

It is not normal for a child to reject a parent, even an abusive parent. A third party is always necessary. The third party is likely charming/cunning enough to attract other “cult” members/enablers.

Experts are consistent in describing the pathology of an alienating parent and, also the pathology inflicted upon the alienated children. Symptoms of alienation are unique and differ from symptoms of abuse; although alienation is a form of psychological abuse. Interestingly, the alienating parent and his enablers will likely profess a history of abuse, while lacking documented proof. It is a red flag.

Courts and parents should question the lack of proof and, especially, the failure to report the supposed abuse.

For the alienated child, the problem is not in the present. The most horrific consequence is in their future. Children cannot be detached from a parent without becoming indifferent to life in general. They lose bonding skills. The loss will, obviously, be a factor in bonding to their own children.

Another survey in Iron County?

In response to the news that a “Survey showed the heaviest drug use by students was in Iron County,” why not take a survey of parents who use drugs in Iron County?

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