Or, right when you’re trying to celebrate, they’ll say or do something to bring the focus back to THEM. With a CN this can also take the form of creating some arbitrary urgent problem (that’s not really an urgent problem), that they will insist you need to respond to RIGHT NOW.

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Writing on the Wall
Writing on the Wall

Written by Writing on the Wall

Suzie Null is a former middle and high school teacher and former Professor of Teacher Education. Follow her on Twitter at WritingontheWall @NullSet16

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