Parents - especially step-parents - are sometimes a bit of a disappointment to their children. They don't fufill the promise of their early years.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Parents often disappoint children later in life because they fail to meet the high standards set in early years.
- In plain terms
- Parents disappoint kids when they don't meet the promise shown early on.
- What can you take from it?
- Early parental promise can set expectations that lead to later disappointment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Did your parents disappoint you?
- What promise was broken?
Another view
Children's early idealization might be unrealistic regardless of parental behavior.
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