I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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Anand Thakur
I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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Deep inside you know / when trouble comes / and there’s no one else to turn to
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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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The sibling relationship contains enough emotional dynamite to set off rounds of daily explosions.
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Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
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From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
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You can call on each other / and count on each other … / because each other / is all you have.
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No wonder children struggle so fiercely to be first or best.
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The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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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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And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
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Our job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
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When we acknowledge a child’s feelings, we do him a great service.
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We deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.
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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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