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Anyone who has ever been a mother or father and is at all honest knows from experience how difficult it can be for parents to accept certain aspects of their children. It is especially painful to have to admit this if we really love our child and want to respect his or her individuality yet are unable to do so.

Alice Miller

Alice Miller (20th century), German psychanalyst and author. For Your Own Good, "Poisonous Pedagogy," (trans. 1983).

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