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To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others

~Anthony Robbins

Getting through the weekend had been very tough for me, no sooner had I gotten home from school that I got another flare up and I had to be rushed to the hospital. The doctor said the flare up had occurred because of something I had taken earlier and that made my mother furious, she had warned me on several occasions that I shouldn’t take anything I knew was a hazard to my health but here I was doing the opposite and that was not only inconveniencing my life but hers as well.

She went on and on for hours on how I was being irresponsible and that was taking a toll on her work and social life. She already had to stay away from work to take care of me when I had been admitted and now this.

“I’m sorry mum.” I mumbled.

“Your apology isn’t enough!” She exclaimed. “You need to be more careful, you’r