Instead of
immediately meeting a threat to their self - esteem with a reaction to invalidate, belittle, or disenfranchise the other person, the dominant partner can now begin to examine where their sense of shame and inadequacy comes from.
It went into effect
immediately as Mayor Don Plusquellic signed it following the
meeting... City officials say this version should withstand legal scrutiny if a group of cat fanciers — Citizens for Humane Animal Practices, or CHAP — makes good on its
threat of a lawsuit.»