Tips on How to Deal with Unsupportive Family and Friends

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When I was a kid, I read a lot, usually in my bedroom where I wouldn’t be interrupted. But sometimes I sat in the living room with my book. It never failed; my mom would tell me to go “do something” rather than wasting my time just laying around.

Fast forward to years later when I was an adult and living with my husband, I didn’t tell her I was writing. But I…