Dr. James Serpell Assists Columnist Suffering from Co-Dependent Relationship with Her Dog.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Bark if You’re Co-Dependent – For some people, “home” means rounding a corner and catching that first glimpse of a familiar roofline, or a chimney that rises above a neighbor’s house. Others rely on a Proustian scent — the lilacs, say, that bloom each year beneath a bedroom window — to remind them that they’ve returned.
It’s different for me. As I walk up the hill, the first hint that I’m getting close to home is the sound of barking...The New York Times >>MORE
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