We have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
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Anand Thakur
We have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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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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Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
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The whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.
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From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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The resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
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No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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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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From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
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The sibling relationship contains enough emotional dynamite to set off rounds of daily explosions.
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The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
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Comforters for our todays / Guardians of memories
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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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