Emmanuel

“Being loved How much a parent of the gender we are drawn to finds us loveable is, to a humbling degree, likely to influence how acceptable we end up feeling about ourselves. The memory of having been cherished and deemed interesting by a parent guides the way we evaluate the face staring back at us in the mirror in adulthood or moulds how we imagine strangers might respond to our invitations for dinner. Those who failed to interest their parents may struggle to believe that anyone will ever notice them.”
― The School of Life, The Good Enough Parent: How to raise contented, interesting, and resilient children