The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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Anand Thakur
The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
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Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
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And it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
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From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
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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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From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
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We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
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From their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
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Deep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
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The sibling relationship contains enough emotional dynamite to set off rounds of daily explosions.
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Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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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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No one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
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