And it’s not hard to understand why in families across the land,
ADELE FABERAdd to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
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The personal frustrations that they don’t dare let out on anyone else but a brother or sister,
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When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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No one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
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Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
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The whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.
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The resentment that each child feels for the privileges of the other;
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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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We have another obligation to our children, and that is to affirm their “rightness.”
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Deep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
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From their struggles to establish dominance over each other, siblings become tougher and more resilient.
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From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
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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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From their verbal sparring they learn the difference between being clever and being hurtful.
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The sibling relationship contains enough emotional dynamite to set off rounds of daily explosions.
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