The Paradox of Parenting

On one hand, we know parents are the most powerful influence in the lives of children and, thus, parents play the most important role on the planet in terms of shaping the future of humanity. 

On the other hand, we know parents cannot be held totally responsible for the choices of their children; to do so would negate the very responsibility of parents to train their children for responsible adulthood. 

And children cannot ever hold their parents responsible for their own choices without sacrificing the very individuality they crave.

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