this is all too real; when one implicitly treats their progeny as an entrepreneurial extension of the self, there is a tendency to relinquish all other attempts at meaning-making, setting the state for an unhealthy dependent relationship; this helps neither party
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RT @made_in_cosmos
I know some moms who sacrificed their whole lives for their kids, then couldn’t let go and tried to keep the kids dependent for as long as possible

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https://twitter.com/made_in_cosmos/status/1405988201651650560