If you've never been hated by your child, you've never been a parent.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- She claims that if a child never hates you, you’ve never truly been a parent, suggesting parental challenges are inevitable.
- In plain terms
- If a child never hates you, you’re not a real parent.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept conflict as part of parenting.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why might conflict signal genuine parental involvement?
- Can love exist without occasional tension?
Another view
Some families have harmonious relationships; the statement is not universal.
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