Parents have a child, and in doing so they bring into the world a monster that kills everything it comes in contact with.

Thomas Bernhard
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Parents have a child, and in doing so they bring into the world a monster that kills everything it comes in contact with. This quote is just one of the many painful truths that can be learned when it comes to parenting. We hope that our parents would only bring into the world the best, most beautiful things in the world. A child is not something we can control, and sadly many parents do not know how to handle their children properly.

They may not be able to change them, but we can teach our children how to better deal with them. If we show our children we love them and we want to help them, then they will hopefully learn to live a better life than we did as children.

Source: Concrete

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