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When time anxiety damages family relationships

My teenage daughter takes three hours to get ready and I spend those three hours being angry about efficiency and I think I am teaching her that love is conditional on speed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Imposing clock-culture values on others often conflicts with deeper relational needs.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Northern European clock culture?”

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