I'm the mother of a difficult child. We both deserve a chance

By Gemma Atkinson
Updated November 26 2017 - 7:41am, first published 7:37am

I have learnt to phrase my text requests to limit the possibilities for rejection. "Would Johnny like a play after school sometime?" is harder to say no to than the specific, "Would Johnny be free for a play on Tuesday?"

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