
A Mother Should Have Some Fantasy About Her Child's Future. It Will Increase Her Interest In The Child, For One Thing. To Turn The Fantasy Into A Program To Make The Child Fly An Airplane Across The Country, For Example, Isn't The Point. That's The Fulfillment Of The Parent's Own Dreams. That's Different. Having A Fantasy - Which The Child Will Either Seek To Fulfill Or Rebel Against Furiously - At Least Gives A Child Some Expectation To Meet Or Reject.
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A Mother Should Have Some Fantasy About

James Hillman
A Mother Should Have Some Fantasy About Her Child's Future. It Will Increase Her Interest In The Child, For One Thing. To Turn The Fantasy Into A Program To Make The Child Fly An Airplane Across The Country, For Example, Isn't The Point. That's The Fulfillment Of The Parent's Own Dreams. That's Different. Having A Fantasy - Which The Child Will Either Seek To Fulfill Or Rebel Against Furiously - At Least Gives A Child Some Expectation To Meet Or Reject.
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