Word: tormenting
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...letter from a Chinese woman to her American friend reflected her torment and tears. "I told you I wish a baby girl, because nothing can compare with one's love of a baby, especially mother and daughter," she wrote in broken English. Instead of bringing joy, however, the birth of a daughter was destroying her family. "My husband wants to divorce me," she continued. "When he knew the baby was a girl, he left quickly." Reluctant to blame only her husband, she pointed to her in-laws. "He is the only boy, so his having a son is more important...
...cunning hint from Hill that his work, like its Middle Ages namesake, is more concerned with moral and metaphysical conundrums than with clues to some mundane crime. The final scenes, set aptly in a Gothic cathedral, convincingly merge a police procedural with a plunge into a soul in torment...
...more. Among the more successful cases is Burt Schneider, 48, an author from Tucson, who sought help after going through multiple extramarital affairs. "Up to a point I could control it," he says. "After that I couldn't." Schneider learned to confront his problem and share his secret torment with his wife Jennifer, an internist. Dr. Schneider, who entered a self-help program for relatives of addicts, wrote about her experiences in the book Back from Betrayal...
...Jack Russells (Tormenting) Yes, from time to time they do torment me for which they get a severe kick up the arse which seems to simmer them down a trifle. I reccommend this remedy for humans...