That's the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. You'll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents, and -- in the recognition that your own children cannot fathom the depth of your love -- you come to understand the tragic, unrequited love of your own parents. Ursula Hegi
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Thomas Hardy may have said that “that's the nature of being a parent,” but he might have added, “you'll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents,” and “in the recognition that your own children cannot fathom the depth of your love,” you come to understand the tragic, unrequited love of your own parents.

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