Choosing Sides

Molly and Jake get along better with smokes and drinksThis Daily News article about families that get into heated disagreements about topics like a possible Iraqi war seemed very helpful for two siblings were are in disagreement with aspects of the war: The Dobkin twins. A quote: "In families in which power is distributed in a hierarchical way and disagreements manifest themselves as fights, anger and upset are more likely, Jacobson says. But in families with a more egalitarian style, 'where there aren't winners and losers, it may be easier to tolerate differing opinions in the family,' she says." Molly and Jake, read this article.

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