The first half of our lives are ruined by our parents and the second half by our children.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Parents often ruin the first half of life with control while children ruin the second with worry.
- In plain terms
- Parents and children make life hard.
- What can you take from it?
- Family relationships bring lifelong burdens.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What did parents ruin?
- What will children ruin?
Another view
Family can also bring great joy.
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