“ If parents want “success stories” to share at gatherings they should provide themselves with those, and they should not use their children for that purpose. Lukasz Laniecki
“ It’s not their (parents’) job to prevent their children from making mistakes, because mistakes are a normal part of our lives. It’s like preventing those children from having a real experience. A real… Lukasz Laniecki
“ Parents like to think of themselves as Batmans, and of their children as Gotham Cities. Gotham City depends on Batman for its survival, and Batman delivers. This belief prevents parents from letting t… Lukasz Laniecki
“ They know a lot, but they don’t know everything, and they can’t advise you on anything.They can only tell you what they believe worked / or didn’t work for them. Lukasz Laniecki
“ We feel stuck in a rut, unable to say ‘no’ to our parents, unable to put an end to their controlling behavior, unable to grab hold of our own lives, simply because we fear that we will hurt, insult, d… Lukasz Laniecki
“ You don’t need to provide your parents with a “success story” to share at gatherings. Lukasz Laniecki
“ The time to build your future is in your teenage years and your 20s, but equally, in your 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond. Lukasz Laniecki
“ It’s a mistake to believe that they (parents) are responsible for their children’s best future. This responsibility is on their children, and that’s the message they should be conveying to their child… Lukasz Laniecki
“ People have a much greater chance of finding something they’ll enjoy doing and making those greatest contributions when they trust themselves and are free to make their own life choices (are not mario… Lukasz Laniecki
“ We grow up in a belief system according to which children should always make their parents proud and happy (instead of making themselves proud and happy) - and that’s unfortunately the belief system i… Lukasz Laniecki
“ Parents were good to us, gave us a lot, took care for us when we couldn’t have taken care for ourselves, wanted the best for us, continue to care about us and our future, but none of it is good enough… Lukasz Laniecki
“ An approach, according to which children should fulfil their parents’ dreams/ do everything in order to make their parents happy/ provide their parents with a peace of mind, or whatever they want for… Lukasz Laniecki
“ None of us has an obligation to accept the definitions of ‘respect’ and ‘gratitude’ our parents espoused, especially when those definitions can be used to guilt-trip us, or when they are being used fo… Lukasz Laniecki
“ The generation that had information, but no context. Butter, but no bread. Craving, but no longing. Meg Wolitzer
“ His allure, as he stood there, his face, even with the red swollen eyes, everything about him was gorgeous. Maryam Schonbeck
“ The same teen who can't legally operate a four-wheeler, or [ATV]...in a farm lane workplace environment can operate a jacked-up F-250 pickup on a crowded urban expressway. By denying these [farm work]… Joel Salatin
“ Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those lips all night long.Good things come to those who wait. Jess C. Scott
