repeat back – paraphrase their interests to show your understanding. i no longer miss the freedom to be lonely. they now found themselves pressing the palms of their hands to the deck as firmly as they could; rolling back and forth and back and forth. most are now abandoned and replaced by more modern heating systems. some also come with plastic or metal combs attached. this is a great gift and value, especially for large families. now—please don’t misunderstand me—i still treasure these people—-but at the time, what they thought of as “deep” and a “close friendship” was very different from what i thought. 