Our relationship to children
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Saved by Alex Dobrenko
Our relationship to children
Saved by Alex Dobrenko
Parents in contemporary industrialized societies often take the opposite approach. In the precious time when we’re not working, we place our children at the center of our attention, consciously engaging and entertaining them. We drive them around to sports practice and music lessons, where they are observed and monitored by adults, rather than the
... See moreWhen our first child arrives, we come face to face with the reality that parenting is much more than a loving dream. It is the daily demand of knowing what to do, when to do it, and how to do it, and then doing it.
Children test every bit of your resolve to be a good person. They push your buttons and are so staggeringly egocentric it can take your breath away. High points for selfish behavior are especially vivid in the six-year-old, the thirteen-year-old, and the college freshman. Sometimes it seems like they expect full support while simultaneously demandi
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