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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.

Adele Faber

The whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.
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No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
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From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
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Take two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
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Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
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You can call on each other / and count on each other … / because each other / is all you have.
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And sometimes, from their envy of each other’s special abilities they become inspired to work harder, persist and achieve.
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The personal frustrations that they don’t dare let out on anyone else but a brother or sister,
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Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
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Accomplishment Alone Approval Attention Less Parent
When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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Let us be different in our homes.
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Let us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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I was an expert on why everyone else was having problems with theirs. Then I had three of my own.
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.

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