We hope too much - Deepstash

We hope too much

Children who grow up in the company of difficult adults settle on doing one thing extremely well: hoping against hope that these adults will magically change and learn to be kind. 

This kind of 'patience' is then transferred into their adult relationships, with similarly negligible results.

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"Having someone wonder where you are when you don't come home at night is a very old human need." — Margart Mead

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