“Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying out. Whatever influence I ever had over mamma, I lost at the age of three.”
― The Importance of Being Earnest
― The Importance of Being Earnest
“It's a mistake to love you,
I admit it.
It's a disaster to miss you,
I deserve it.
But when it's the reason to leave you,
I hate it,
cause no matter how strong the reason is;
nobody deserves the long farewell.”
―
I admit it.
It's a disaster to miss you,
I deserve it.
But when it's the reason to leave you,
I hate it,
cause no matter how strong the reason is;
nobody deserves the long farewell.”
―
“Just how many ways it's possible to fuck up a child so badly that ten, twenty, forty years later they're still trying to make sense of it.”
― When She Was Bad
― When She Was Bad
“Children are constantly focused on their parents and will mirror them. Therefore, what they experience in the home will be crucial for their empathy development.
Parents have a big responsibility because they are the primary example of empathy and must practice being empathic themselves.”
― The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids
Parents have a big responsibility because they are the primary example of empathy and must practice being empathic themselves.”
― The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids
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