The Power Imbalance No matter how loving your parents are toward you, there will always be an imbalance in power, unlike in other relationships such as friendships and intimate relationships where both parties can have an equal standing. The moment you are born, your parents are in a more superior position than you. You might have the best parents in the world, but you are still dependent. You must listen to and follow your parents for survival. Even if they don’t assert their superiority, you will continue to see them as authority figures and ask them for permission in almost every aspect of
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