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The Implications of Growing up With Selfish Parents

It goes without saying how influential we are as children. Genes aside, we enter the world as a blank slate of sorts; impressionable to the…

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Joe Gibson
Oct 06, 2022
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It goes without saying how influential we are as children. Genes aside, we enter the world as a blank slate of sorts; impressionable to the concepts others consciously, or subconsciously, place onto us.

Within this, children should expect to have their needs taken care of by their parents. Moreover, it’s critical…

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