The Unlived Life: Carl Jung’s Profound Insight into Parental Influence
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
Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent. —Carl Jung
Julie Lythcott-Haims • How to Raise an Adult — Julie Lythcott-Haims
On the other hand, a woman who sacrifices her career opportunities to be a stay-at-home mother may envy her husband’s achievements. In addition, she may succumb to the danger of envying her children’s opportunities as well. If she lives vicariously through her daughter with conscious pride, she also may suffer with unconscious resentment and
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