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Memo From A Child To A Parent
Don’t spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all I ask for – I’m only testing you.
Don’t be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it, It makes me feel secure
Don’t make me feel smaller than I am. It only makes me behave stupidly “big”.
Don’t correct me in front of people if you can help it. I’ll take much more notice if you talk quietly with me in private.
Don’t make me feel that my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values.
Don’t protect me from consequences. I need to learn the painful way sometimes.
Don’t be too upset when I say “I hate you”. Sometimes it isn’t you I hate but your power to thwart me.
Don’t take too much notice of my small ailments. Sometimes they get me the attention I need.
Don’t nag. If you do, I shall have to protect myself by appearing deaf
Don’t put me off when I ask questions. If you do, you will find that I stop asking and seek my information elsewhere.
Don’t be inconsistent. That completely confuses me and makes me lose faith in you.
Don’t tell me that my fears are silly. They are terribly real and you can do much to reassure me if you try to understand.
Don’t ever suggest that that you are perfect or infallible. It gives me too great a shock when I discover that you are neither.
Don’t ever think that it is beneath your dignity to apologize to me
Don’t forget that I love experimenting. I couldn’t get along without it, so please put up with it.
Don’t forget how quickly I am growing up. It must be very difficult for you to keep pace with me, but please try.
Don’t forget that I don’t thrive without lots of love and understanding, but I don’t need to tell you, do I?
Please keep yourself fit and healthy. I need you.
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