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September 18 - October 15, 2017
The analogy of parenthood, it might be
said, implies an inherent dependency:
relation. If we look at the
phenomenon of parenthood as it actually operates, then to say that X is
related to Y as offspring to parent does not imply a fixed and static
hierarchy, but points instead to a dynamic relationship that unfolds over
time.
‘Love is proved in the letting go’, says the final line of a
fine poem by the othe...
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How selfhood begins with a walking away
And love is proved in the letting go.
very goal of
parenthood is to let the child grow to the status of an independent being.
