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A Nietzsche quote about family life and love. Why not also quote him on the ability of self-deception? “We are like shop windows in which we are continually arranging, concealing or illuminating the supposed qualities others ascribe to us-in order to deceive ourselves.”

I understand the point of being a child’s confidante as they become older - and of course punitive discipline is coercive. But I don’t understand why coercion is so frowned on. It’s not like they know how to discipline themselves.

The pause as a precursor to immediate response is a definite act of resistance in popular culture.

“A child needs to be self-centered in order to survive.” This sounds like it should makes sense, but self-centeredness doesn’t help someone who only slowly moves from complete dependence to independence. Also, it discounts parents as necessary leaders in survival…and parenting is the stated topic.