Author - Ken Wert

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Relationships

12 Ways to Forgive Your Parents for Doing Such a Crummy Job of...

by Ken Wert

10 min read

Updated 19th June 2021 "Children begin by loving their parents; after a time, they judge them;...

Psychology

What Do You Stand For?

by Ken Wert

8 min read

"Let my name stand among those who are willing to bear ridicule and reproach for the truth's...

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