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How to Curb Complaining at Home

Joanne Van Zuidam

Can a family of four resist the urge to gripe and grumble for three weeks? The Challenge: No whining for 21 days The Family: Kristen Crotty of Ijamsville, Maryland, son Matthew, 9, daughter Caitlyn, 7, and husband David (not shown) So over it! The complaints in the Crotty household would start the moment Caitlyn woke up, says Kristen: “She’d put on a …