Many create children, but few are truly parents: some have children by mistake and pin their error upon the child like a donkey’s tail; some have children through ego and the desire to sustain their legacy, and when the child rejects the laid out path, then he or she is likewise rejected; some have children as playthings and forever criticize the child for not continuing to be a ball or a slinky or a pretty picture; some have children to fulfill idealistic or religious duty and when the child follows a different religious, political, or philosophic path then he or she is cast out. A true parent is not one who is flawless, but one who gives their unconditional and permanent support to their child — the new being entering the universe through their infant — for the rest of both of their lives, whatever choices he or she may make.

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