Give Yourself What You Needed Then and Give Your Kids What They Need Now
(One of my favorite pieces of parenting advice: You have to give yourself what you needed when you were a kid, and give your kids what they need now.)
Austin Kleon • The Way You Wanted to Feel
When Jung said, “The greatest burden that a child must bear is the unlived life of the parents”—boy, if you’re a parent that really reminds you, “I better be doing my own work here, because where I’m stuck in life, my child, who I might profess to love, is either going to stay stuck or be spending their life trying to get unstuck.”
Oliver Burkeman • Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
