Word: fears
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Though the family says it has done nothing to turn the child against his father, relatives did not hesitate to tell him about the horrors of his native country whenever they had the chance--which may help explain the fear Elian is said to express when asked about seeing his father and returning to Cuba. Says a Miami child psychiatrist, who was asked by the Miami family to evaluate Elian but declined because he "didn't want to get sucked into the politics" of the situation: "Of course he's afraid of being reunited with his father--because...
...American soil last week, a parent come to claim a lost child, the emotional balance of power began to shift, and so did the relatives' story. One day they would declare that they believe he is a loving father and that they are resisting his claims only because they fear he is being cruelly pressured by Castro. But the next moment family allies would revive charges that Juan Miguel beat his ex-wife and was too explosive to be a fit father. Juan Miguel himself had provided some ammunition: he told ABC's Nightline last January that he hadn...
...spell of a pummeling anarchist (Fight Club). Sometimes he's the bad boy: an ex-con luring a respectable pal into the gambling underworld (Rounders) or a neo-Nazi with an impressionable kid brother (American History X). And once or twice--in his heralded movie debut Primal Fear, for example--he is both mild and wild, with schizophrenic tendencies bubbling up at whim or will...
...important to know what activities should be curtailed to avoid reaggravating them. Don't be overly concerned if your doctor prescribes morphine-derived opioids, such as Dilaudid or Percocet. They're in the most effective class of pain relievers around. Some doctors have been reluctant to recommend them for fear of contributing to addictions, and, as a survey of minority neighborhoods in New York City showed last week, inner-city pharmacies are less likely to carry them than are pharmacies in white areas. But the fears of doctors and druggists may be exaggerated. A study published in the Journal...
...chance to grieve for his mother, lost at sea during her voyage to Florida. They imagine the voices he heard as the boat went down, the prayers and the screaming and the long loneliness as he floated on the waters in that inner tube. The fear has infected the children. Another friend of Elian's, Anthony, 8, had prepared a letter for Juan Miguel Gonzalez to hand to his son when he got to the U.S., but Anthony asked for it back for a revision. The boy said he had written about all the happy times they shared...