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overprotect



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“The people of God need their pastor to be close to them, not to overprotect himself. The people of God need their pastors to be self-sacrificing.”

From Washington Post Apr. 8, 2020

Even this isn’t simple because love generates the desire to overprotect, creating the risk that Caroline will eventually hate her.

From The Guardian Feb. 24, 2018

A pattern had also emerged that would carry on throughout Clinton’s public life: Her protectors would overprotect; her attackers would overattack.

From New York Times Oct. 11, 2016

"I don't want to overprotect him, to keep asking him how he's doing."

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2011

They talked about how many parents overprotect, overindulge, and overschedule their kids—and how they can learn to chill out.

From Slate




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