The only difference between us grown ups and our children is that they are allowed to express their needs because they are still young. But just because we grow older doesn’t mean that our needs diminish. They simply morph into other, more complex needs.
The only difference between us grown ups and our children is that they are allowed to express their needs because they are still young. But just because we grow older doesn’t mean that our needs diminish. They simply morph into other, more complex needs.
Once, we needed food and comfort during times when we were scared, but now we need more comfort with an added dimension of patience and understanding. The food thing we can do for ourselves.
As children we needed to know that our father thought that we were amazing and our mother loved us more than anything in the world. Some of us got that; some of us didn’t. But the truth is, we still need to know that someone whom we love and admire thinks we are amazing.