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Modern Parenting: Why You Should Crush Your Children

In the grand chess game of life, are we raising pawns or queens?

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Aug 24, 2024
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"Amore, I want my daughter to be exactly like you."

"Don't, she won't have a good life. Smart women often don't finish first," I replied with an attitude.

"Her path will be smoothly carved, don't you worry about that. Why do you think I still work 15 hours a day?"

I said nothing and sighed.

That is the difference between him and me.

Parenting isn't about giving your kids everything you never had; it's about teaching them everything you never knew.

He wants to give her the best, I want to prepare her for the worst. It scares me that he will give her too much.Β It made me think about how I am going to raise my children.

Parenting isn't about giving your kids everything you never had; it's about teaching them everything you never knew.

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