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" We're supposed to do all these things which trouble us deeply because it's so against what we naturally would want to do. "
Maurice Sendak
Us
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" Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a point we can prevent premature exposure to such experiences. "
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Me
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