Parents may unconsciously envy their own children and harbour resentment about the child having a better life; the ability to gift a child a better life than one has experienced requires substantial maturity and courage and does not come easily to many parents.

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Alain de Botton

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many parents do fall um for envying their own children... This kid is having a better life than I am... the ability to gift a child a better life than the one you've had it requires a lot of maturity and a lot of courage.

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Alain de Botton on A THERAPEUTIC JOURNEYThe School of Life
Created: 8/12/2026, 10:13:11 PM

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