Sexual choice is usually made early, falling on one of the child’s parents; a natural trait ensures that the husband pampers his little daughters and the wife sticks up for her sons, while both of them, where the magic of sex does not cloud their judgement, work sternly towards bringing up their children. The child, well aware of the preference, tends to rebel against the parent who opposes it. To find love among adults is not only, so far as the child is concerned, to satisfy a particular requirement; finding such love also means that the child’s wishes will be complied with in every other
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