Your Life: Why we hate our parents

 
BY CHARLOTTE LANKARD
Published: January 23, 2012

“Why We Hate Our Parents” by Mark Epstein, M.D. , got my attention.

The article was a result of a conversation with a Tibetan lama who expressed astonishment at how American children who are doted on by their parents seem to harbor great anger toward them as adults.

Epstein believes one reason is Western parents often assume it is their job to shape their children into who they would like them to be rat...


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