Every boy grows up trying to be like his father, but what if a boy grows up to be like his mother?
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Each father wants their sons to be just like them, really.
Many very strong fathers have turned out ineffectual sons by not allowing them to grow as men.
Being a father makes everything in the world make sense.
All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his.
I look like my mother but behave like my father.
When one has not had a good father, one must create one.
Any father likes his son to take over from him if possible.
Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.
Thousands of years of human history have shown that the ideal setting for children to grow up is with a mother and a father committed to one another, living together, and sharing the responsibility of raising their children.
Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it.
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