I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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Anand Thakur
I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
ADELE FABERDeep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
ADELE FABERLess time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
ADELE FABERWe deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
ADELE FABERThe whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.
ADELE FABERI was a wonderful parent before I had children.
ADELE FABERNo wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
ADELE FABERAnd sometimes, from their envy of each other’s special abilities they become inspired to work harder, persist and achieve.
ADELE FABERContent in our connectedness / we are brothers and sisters / after all.
ADELE FABERFrom their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
ADELE FABERAdd to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
ADELE FABERFrom their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
ADELE FABERThe sibling relationship contains enough emotional dynamite to set off rounds of daily explosions.
ADELE FABERThe personal frustrations that they don’t dare let out on anyone else but a brother or sister,
ADELE FABERTake two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
ADELE FABERAnd it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
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