Add to that the envy that one child feels for the accomplishments of the other;
ADELE FABERThe mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
More Adele Faber Quotes
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Keeping our youth and yesterdays alive / Comrades with one history.
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Take two kids in competition for their parents’ love and attention.
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From their endless rough-housing with each other, they develop speed and agility.
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Our job is to let our children know what’s right about them.
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Comforters for our todays / Guardians of memories
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From the normal irritations of living together, they learn how to assert themselves, defend themselves, compromise.
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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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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The mere existence of an additional child or children in the family could signify Less.
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The whole world will tell them what’s wrong with them–out loud and often.
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No one cares / who is better / who is worse / who has more / who has less.
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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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And once he’s clear about that reality, he gathers the strength to begin to cope.
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I was a wonderful parent before I had children.
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Less time alone with parents. Less attention for hurts and disappointments. Less approval for accomplishments. . . .
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