And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
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And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
ADELE FABERThe resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
ADELE FABERContent in our connectedness / we are brothers and sisters / after all.
ADELE FABERNo one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
ADELE FABERThe mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
ADELE FABERThe personal frustrations that they don’t dare let out on anyone else but a brother or sister,
ADELE FABERWe have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
ADELE FABERComforters for our todays / Guardians of memories
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
ADELE FABERLet us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
ADELE FABERTake two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
ADELE FABERNo wonder they mobilize all their energy to have more or most. Or better still, all.
ADELE FABERFrom the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
ADELE FABERNo wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
ADELE FABEROur job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
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