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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And it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
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Comforters for our todays / Guardians of memories
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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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We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
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The resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
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Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
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Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
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Deep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
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Let us be different in our homes.
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
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No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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Let us realize that along with food, shelter, and clothing
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From their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
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