If parents would only realize how they bore their children!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Shaw suggests parents often fail to understand the burden or nature of having children.
- In plain terms
- Parents should understand the weight of raising children better.
- What can you take from it?
- Parenting requires deep awareness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are you ready for children?
- What does parenting mean to you?
Another view
The statement generalizes all parents without nuance.
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