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The holiday season can be tough on everyone when parents are separated.
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Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
Video games can be tough on our hardware.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Still, McDaniel needs to be able to be tough on the leaders for the rest of the team to understand the importance of mistake-free football.
—Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Worrying too much about making parenting mistakes can also be tough on your mental health.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 21 Oct. 2025
Video games can be tough on our hardware.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Still, McDaniel needs to be able to be tough on the leaders for the rest of the team to understand the importance of mistake-free football.
—Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Worrying too much about making parenting mistakes can also be tough on your mental health.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Be tough on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20tough%20on. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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