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How guilt changed my life

How guilt changed my life

Nury Vittachi
Oct 10, 2011
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YOUNG READER ELISE CHAN (above) turned 14 yesterday: happy birthday, dear. Her dad, Francis Chan, told me a touching story. Feeling guilty about his serious smoking addiction, he made excuses to his daughter: “Never start smoking; it’s impossible to stop.”

All was fine until one day Elise overheard an adult scolding her dad for sneaking out to the back g…

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