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Click on the photo and youll get a pdf enlarged enough for you to read. What does the elephant in the room expression mean. The elephant in the room is a childrens storybook with whimsical illustrations and rhyming verses of positive strategies for coping with grief and loss. The first known citation that uses the phrase with the clear intention of conveying our current understanding of the phrase is the title of typpo and hastings book an elephant in the living room.
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