Does our driver's performance meet with your approval? If not, his mother can be reached at (718) 555-7403.
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court, courts, courthouse, courthouses, trial, trials, case, cases, decision, decisions, legal system, justice system, law, laws, legal, judge, judges, lawyer, lawyers, counselor, counselors, counsellors, counsellors, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, barrister, barristers, legal counsel, draconian, old-fashioned, strict, harsh, opinion, opinions"Maybe zero tolerance is setting the bar too high."
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mother, mothers, mothering, motherhood, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mother in law, mother in laws, mothers in law, overbearing, overbearing parent, overbearing parents, overbearing mother, overbearing mothers, mollycoddle, mollycoddled, mollycoddling, strict, strict parent, strict parents, strict mother, strict mothers, strict parenting, intrude, intrusive, boosy, bossy boots, stalking, stalker, controlling, controlling mother, controlling mothers, over controlling, harassed, harassment, harasser, flying the nest, domineering, domineer, domineering mother, domineering mothers, domineering parent, domineering parents, car, cars, drive, driving, driver, holiday, holidays, vacation, vacations, on holiday, on vacations, road trip, roadtrip, road-trip, abroad, holiday abroad"Careful—some of our children's firearms are manufactured in plants that also process nuts and nut products."
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word, words, slang, slang term, slang terms, tolerate, tolerates, toleration, awesome, intolerant, frustration, frustrations, frustrated, home, homes, father, fathers, parent, parents, english, proper english, speaker, speakers, speaking, speak properly, speaking properly, slang word, slang words, house rules, house rule, rule, rules, strict"Humor should be employed to defuse tension, not create it."
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family, family scene, dinner, dinner time, dinner table, tense, tension, trouble, troublesome, precocious, precocious kid, kid, kids, child, childhood, childish, parent, parents, parenting, parental, dad, dads, new dad, new baby, new parent, new parents, father, fathers, fatherhood, nostalgia, nostalgic, mom, moms, mum, mums, new mom, new mum, new moms, new mums, new mother, mother, mothers, motherhood, strict, strictly, discipline, disciplines, humour, humor, age appropriate"I'm in the market for an easier religion."
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religion, religions, religious, easier, god, gods, strict, too strict, too formal, formal, in the market, new, change, changes, changing, conversion, conversions, converting, convert, converts, change of heart, convenient, convenience"My parents decriminalized sugar."
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family, trouble, troublesome, precocious, precocious kid, kid, kids, child, childhood, childish, parent, parents, parenting, parental, dad, dads, new dad, new baby, new parent, new parents, father, fathers, fatherhood, nostalgia, nostalgic, mom, moms, mum, mums, new mom, new mum, new moms, new mums, new mother, mother, mothers, motherhood, strict, strictly, discipline, disciplines, interrogation, interrogate, fight, fighting, patience"Keep in mind, this all counts as screen time."
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times square, new york, new york city, screen, screens, screen time, addict, addicts, addiction, addictions, limited screen time, limiting screen time, laptop, laptops, phone, phones, tablet, tablets, smart device, smart devices, strict, strict parent, strict parents, disciplinarian, disciplinarians, computer, computers, computer screen, computer screens, computer tablet, computer tablets"He always times '60 minutes.'"
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apartment, apartments, apartment building, apartment buildings, flat, flats, tower block, tower blocks, tacky, tackiness, standards, high standards, upper class, upper classes, stand out, stands out, standing out, individual, individuals, individuality, stick out, sticks out, sticking out, rebel, rebels, home, homes, homey, decoration, decorations, home decor, co-op, co-ops, cooperative, cooperatives, housing cooperative, housing cooperatives, strict, strict rules"Don't make me resort to alternative questioning techniques."
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, strict, grumpy, moody, unamused, amusing, unimpressed, serious, severe, stern, tough, humourless, humorless, report, reports, document, documents, paperwork"We want you to have fund, as long as it's fun that enhances a college-admission application."
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teen, teens, teenager, teenage, college, colleges, university, universities, uni, unis, admission, admissions, application, applications, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, family life, family-life, motherhood, strict, strict parent, strict parents, helicopter parent, helicopter parents, ambition, ambitions, ambitious, pushy parent, pushy parents, helicopter parent, helicopter parentsA No-Nonsense Guy with His No-Nonsense Wife and Their No-Nonsense Dog
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animal, animals, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, dog, dogs, canine, canines, dog owner, dog owners, relationship, relationship, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, similar, psychology, lookalike, lookalikes, compatible, compatibility, complementary, matching, no-nonsense, serious, stern, mean, strict, crossed arms, attitude, attitudes, family, families"I told him to come back when he's truly gifted."
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