CHAPTER 4
On the day the deal was announced: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/335615-no-new-deal-for-mauer-but-twins-are-optimistic.
ABOUT THE SCRIPTS
While the model scripts should not be used verbatim: To protect the privacy of my subjects, I have, in most cases, changed their names in the background stories, and in several cases have altered the facts of the story.
CHAPTER 7
The offensive action has the power to affect its targets’ psychological mind-set: “Sexual Harassment: Myths and Realities,” Journal of the American Psychological Association (2010): n. pag. Print.
Your file should contain a written response: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/26/business/yourmoney/26advi.html?_r=0.
“You need a written record of your dissent”: Ibid.
“Life is too precious to spend another minute of it with you.”: Cited in Stuart E. Weisberg, Barney Frank: The Story of America’s Only Left-handed, Gay, Jewish Congressman. N.p., University of Massachusetts Press, 2009.
CHAPTER 9
The fiancé or fiancée should be informed: Jacqueline Newman, “Approaching Your Fiancé (or Fiancée) about a Prenuptial Agreement,” Berkman Bottger Newman & Rodd LLP, www.berkbot.com, 26 June 2012. Web.
This result would inhibit discussion: Kirby Rosplock, “7 Tips to Overcoming Prenup Paralysis,” GenSpring Family Offices LLC, Winter 2010. Web.
It can be helpful to begin the discussion: Ibid.
If one has accumulated, created, or inherited wealth: Ibid.
At the end of the initial delivery, the fiancé or fiancée should be given time: Ibid.
Often, a vague response can satisfy a young child’s prying questions: “Sex Education: Talking to Your Teen about Sex,” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 18 Nov. 2011. Web.
Discussing sex should be viewed as an ongoing conversation: “Sex Education—Tips for Parents,” Home, Better Health Channel, July 2011. Web.
Parents and teenagers may find the topic easier: Ibid.
In order to create a comfortable setting, parents should avoid disputing: Ibid.
“As a parent, you’re left with the question”: http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/how-not-to-talk-with-children-about-the-sandy-hook-shooting/.
“In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children”: Lin, “Boomerang Kids: How to Kick Grown Adult Children Out of the House,” Telling It Like It Is, www.tellinitlikeitis.net, 29 Mar. 2010. Web.
32.9 percent of failed marriages are caused by financial problems: M. G. Cleek and A. T. Pearson, “Perceived Causes of Divorce: An Analysis of Interrelationships,” Journal of Marriage and the Family (Feb. 1985): 179, 181.
Research has revealed that divorce: Shendl Tuchman, “Five Considerations When Telling Your Children You Are Getting Divorced,” Good Therapy, 3 Mar. 2011. Web.
Communicating to children a separation or divorce decision: Larry Carlat, “How Not to Tell Your Kids You’re Getting Divorced,” TheHuffingtonPost.com, 8 Mar. 2011. Web.
If possible, wait for both parties’ outward emotions to cool: “Divorce: What to Tell Your Children,” Family Education, n.d. Web.
Because of the strong bond that children generally share with both parents: Ibid.
Initially, parents can prepare for this: Ziba Kashef, “How to Tell Your Child You’re Getting a Divorce.” The Baby Center. N.p., n.d. Web.
Planning a message that neither places blame nor dwells on many details may help: Tuchman, “Five Considerations When Telling Your Children.”
Parents might try to establish what their children already know: Jocelyn Block, Gina Kemp, Melinda Smith, and Jeanne Segal, “Children and Divorce,” Helpguide.org, Nov. 2011. Web.
Deliver the message clearly: Kashef, “How to Tell Your Child.”
Keep the conversation simple to avoid confusion: Block et al., “Children and Divorce.”
Offering clarity as to when the official separation will take place: “Divorce: What to Tell Your Children.”
In addition, it’s critical to emphasize to children: “Children and Divorce,” American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, n.d., Mar. 2011. Web.
Inform them that the divorce is not the result of their actions: Kashef, “How to Tell Your Child.”
Weller’s vehicle went almost three hundred yards: “89-Year-Old Found Guilty of Manslaughter,” CBSNews.com, 11 Feb. 2009. Web.
Drivers over eighty are more likely than others: “Taking the Keys Away from an Elderly Driver,” National Safety Commission Alerts, 18 Feb. 2009. Web.
While surrendering the keys might be a matter of basic logic and safety: David Solie, How to Say It to Seniors: Closing the Communication Gap with Our Elders. New York: Prentice Hall, 2004. Print.
Telling a respected adult that he or she has become inept: Connie Matthiessen, “Stop Driving: How to Talk to Elderly Adults about Giving Up the Keys,” Caring.com, 17 Jan. 2013. Web.
You will want to convey that you understand what this sacrifice means: Harriet Vines, Age Smart: How to Age Well, Stay Fit, and Be Happy. N.p.: Aeon, 2008. Print.
Options such as creating a carpool schedule: Matthiessen, “Stop Driving.”
you can raise the possibility of completing an unsafe-driver report: Depending on one’s residing state, ParentCare Pro provides a useful resource to determine how best to complete a report with the DMV (https://www.parentcarepro.com/state-by-state-eldercare-legal-forms-and-templates-2/download-form-to-notify-dmv-of-unsafe-drivers). The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has a helpful guide that clearly explains each state’s laws concerning elderly drivers (http://www.iihs.org/laws/olderdrivers.aspx).
That may be the inevitable close to the conversation: “Taking the Keys Away from an Elderly Driver.”
CHAPTER 10
“Making an apology is a very serious thing”: Beverly Engel, “How to Give a Meaningful Apology,” University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Family Business Center. N.d. Web.
The success rate for addict recovery: “Tough Love or Love First?” Counselor (31 Jan. 2003): n. pag. Web.
The most successful interventions come from detailed planning: Ibid.
expressing affection for the addict rather than anger: Ibid.
He continues to recover from his battle: Some of the facts in this story have been altered slightly to further protect the identity of the subject.
CHAPTER 11
If questions arise or the policy is unclear: http://www.bbb.org/blog/2012/12/bbb-tips-to-ease-the-holiday-gift-return-process/.
The consumer should review the item’s warranty: Ibid.
Applicable consumer laws and the experiences of others: http://lifehacker.com/5853626/how-to-return-nearly-anything-without-a-receipt.
the consumer must convey an authoritative tone: Ibid.
“If coach is overbooked, but there are empty seats in first class”: http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/08/18/five-cheap-ways-to-fly-first-class/.