Martha Brockenbrough

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Children's Writer · Female

Martha Brockenbrough is an American author of fiction and nonfiction for children and adults. Her first book, "It Could Happen To You: Diary Of A Pregnancy and Beyond", was published by Andrews McMeel Publishing in 2002. She is the founder of National Grammar Day and The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar (SPOGG). 2Life Brockenbrough was born in Seattle, Washington, and graduated in 1992 from Stanford University, where she studied Classics and English. She was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Stanford Daily. 2Career Brockenbrough was editor of MSN.com and was an educational humor columnist for Encarta.com before its demise in 2009. She founded National Grammar Day in 2008. 2Writing awards Brockenbrough's young adult novel "The Game of Love and Death," published 2015, was a finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize,. The book was selected as one of the Top 10 Romances for Youth by the American Library Association's publication, Booklist. It is also a nominee for YALSA's Best Books For Young Adults in 201

All Emotional Abuse (3)Pushy (1)Fear (1)boundaries (1)Self-Defense (1)Resentful (1)Petty (1)Too Fast (1)complaints (1)

From “Is Your Partner Emotionally Abusive?”

“He's pushy. While this might be done under the guise of "sweeping you off your feet," guys who push for too much too soon can be trouble. He should care more about your boundaries than his desires.”

Tagged: Emotional Abuse, Pushy, Too Fast, boundaries

“He's petty. If he's the sort of person who makes a mountain out of the proverbial molehill—let's say, when a waitress doesn't put enough ice in his soda—be warned.”

Tagged: Emotional Abuse, Petty, complaints

“He's resentful. People like this aren't able to deal with the fact that life can sometimes be tough and unfair. They dwell on the injustice. Their resentment is a self-defense mechanism, masking a fear of inadequacy or failure.”

Tagged: Emotional Abuse, Resentful, Fear, Self-Defense

Martha Brockenbrough

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