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Topic: Parent-Child Relationships in Human and Animal Kingdoms
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Xena
Moderator Posts: 398
From: UK
Registered: Jun 2006
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posted February 10, 2008 08:26 AM
 
Rejection of young and failure to bond occurs all the time in the animal kingdom. I wonder whether part of the sadness that occurs in people (such as myself, at times) that feel, or have felt, rejected, is due to expectation that the parent should somehow be, or have been, a "better" parent. Expectations can open up a whole load of emotions that we never knew we had, and the feeling of failure to live up to expectations is one of the most damaging of all.Like rejection and failure to bond, flying the nest and cutting all contact with parents is also common in the animal kingdom. Why should it be expected to be any different for humans? By a certain age, we don't need our parents any more. We can stand on our own two feet. We don't need to be there for them and they don't need to be there for us. Just talking from my own experience...wonder if it might be of use to anyone else who has been through "parent complexes". Xena IP: Logged |
goatgirl
Knowflake Posts: 954
From: Anywhere
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted February 10, 2008 11:51 AM
I would have to agree Xena. I have felt that way myself at times. That feeling was easier for me to (cant' think of a good word here) deal with when I came to the realization that each day you do your best as a parent, and that some days best is "better" than others.------------------
The truth is ... everything counts. Everything. Everything we do and everything we say. Everything helps or hurts; everything adds to or takes away from someone else. ~ Countee Cullen We are weaving character every day, and the way to weave the best character is to be kind and to be useful. Think right, act right; it is what we think and do that makes us who we are. ~ Elbert Hubbard IP: Logged | |
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