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Quote by Erich Fromm
The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, trag

The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mothers side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent. – Erich Fromm

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