Word: inflicter
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...will inflict on them a thousand times...
...changing cast of adults and children, the blended family is the contemporary version of the traditional extended family of another era. While a never-ending supply of books offers guidance to the modern stepparent, stepgrandparents in the U.S. face uncharted, often bewildering terrain. Conflicts, resentment and jealousy can inflict lasting wounds on the adults as well as the children. Sue Waters, a Denver psychotherapist and director of Parenting After Divorce, emphasizes that "though the family logistics can be a nightmare, everyone has to think about what's best for the kids." With no biological connection, stepgrandparents don't see themselves...
...When incidents like this occur, the natural response is, 'Winthrop students could not have stooped so low as to inflict such senseless, deep pain on fellow students,'" he said...
Above all, the pundit said a lack of sense of belonging among children and the lack of ability to understand others are key causes of their desires to inflict pain on each other...
When Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold casually walked through the doors of Columbine High school last week armed with two sawed-off shotguns, two semi-automatic rifles, more than 30 pipe bombs and a 20-pound propane tanked wired to explode, they knew they would inflict physical injury upon their classmates. But they probably never envisioned their bullets targeting the heart of the First Amendment as well...