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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Never. I feel so badly for your friend's kids. [/quote] You are right to feel bad for them. I’m 55 and still have emotional pain from a childhood in which I was constantly pushed away and also told to be quiet. I felt entirely unwanted by my mother, who nevertheless thought she was a very good one. I have totally f’d up attachment issues because of the denial of affection and attention throughout my early and middle childhood. Later in my life she complained bitterly when I didn’t want her calling me every day after I had moved out on my own and then to college and law school. Love is free, and a renewable resource. Give it to your children abundantly, no matter how much they ask for it. It will pay dividends to their mental health and their ability to form secure attachments in adulthood. [/quote]
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