Monthly Archives: April 2011

Sometimes, life is just really sad

Posted on April 28, 2011 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Sometimes, life is just really sad The movement to medicate grief is an insult to the human condition. Opinion piece by Barbara Kay, National Post Apr 27 2011 – Page A14. or… http://www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/Sometimes+life+just+really/4680226/story.html

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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Sometimes, life is just really sad

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