You should have a decent chance of understanding, by the time someone audibly criticises you, that opinion is subjective.īetter to struggle claustrophobically from the grasp of an overly adoring parent than to fall serially in love with emotionally cruel or distant partners, which is what everyone with underly adoring parents always does.
That feeling should come as a surprise, not a confirmation.
The first person you encounter who makes you feel unattractive, annoying or stupid should not be the first person you encounter at all. Better to go into the world with too high an expectation of love than too low. A child should take its parents’ admiration for granted.
More likely I’m clutching her to my own vast embonpoint (in the image, I’m wearing a purple jumper), proffering doughnuts, shouting: “You’re perfect! You’re a flawless, beautiful, brilliant gem!” at an irritated teenager who writhes to get free. I don’t picture myself sneering: “Get some weight off!”, or even gently advising a low-carb diet, to a needy child who cares for my opinion.
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