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Identifying the difference between a neighbor and a doormat

A neighbor frequently asks for help with her elementary-age daughter: rides, baby-sitting, meals. But she never reciprocates. Do you say no, knowing the child is the one who will suffer?

By Heidi Stevens, Tribune Newspapers

August 15, 2012

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