No wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
ADELE FABERLess time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
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Let us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
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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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The whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.
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Take two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
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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 have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
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And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
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We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
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No one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
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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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From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
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The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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Comforters for our todays / Guardians of memories
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