Another gut punch from “The Drama of the Gifted Child.”
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I made a choice some years back to not have children. The overarching cycle of generational “abuse” is just too much for me. Working in higher education we talk so much about generational shifts, but parenting just like education is slow to change.
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For me bigger than the giant concern about my own ability to be a better parent than mine is the deeper concern of dealing with other parents (and especially how judgmental they can be). My inner child just is too broken to handle that..
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Instead I nurture my students, my relationships, and my dog. These things fulfill me and I have peace with my decision.
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