Word: heartbreakingly
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...humiliations of youth, none are more potent than the one that comes in a skinny envelope one day during your senior year in high school. In the world of college admissions, good news comes in fat envelopes. Skinny envelopes contain the applicant's version of a "Dear John" letter: heartbreak in three paragraphs. What can parents, who spend two decades nudging their kids forward, applauding every soccer goal and clarinet solo, do for them on the day the skinny envelopes land in the mailbox...
...Seguin's to make up for the loss Couric has experienced, but they do bring her a measure of satisfaction. "It's difficult every day without Jay," Couric says. "But it's not difficult to do this, because I feel that if I can save even one family the heartbreak that mine went through, it's worth...
...Glenn Close character had a few sessions with a good counselor? Might the family bunny have been spared? I gather that your daughter is self-medicating with Aimee Mann CDs and scented candles. And she's fortunate to have close girlfriends, the first line of defense against heartbreak. But if she is losing sleep, losing weight or losing faith in herself, she should talk to somebody other than her friends--whether it's a counselor or a favorite older relative--who can listen sympathetically and help her move forward...
...HEARTBREAK HOTELS Warning: more than 80% of cribs in U.S. hotels may be unsafe. Spot checks revealed a variety of hazards, including cribs with soft bedding or adult-size sheets (both known suffocation risks) and cribs with gaps between the mattress and frame that could entrap a baby. Also, about half of mesh-sided cribs checked had holes big enough for infants to get stuck in. What to do? Call ahead and insist that cribs are in good repair...