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 FABERFrom the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
ADELE FABERLet us be different in our homes.
ADELE FABERThe mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
ADELE FABERNo one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
ADELE FABERFrom their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
ADELE FABERAnd once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
ADELE FABERWe have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
ADELE FABERYou can call on each other / and count on each other … / because each other / is all you have.
ADELE FABERWhen we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
ADELE FABERThe sibling relationship contains enough emotional dynamite to set off rounds of daily explosions.
ADELE FABERWe put him in touch with his inner reality.
ADELE FABERLet us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
ADELE FABERThe resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
ADELE FABERKeeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
ADELE FABERDeep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
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