And The Rules Were So Clear, You Could Not Deviate From That All. And I Think It Especially Damaged My Sisters Because There Was Nothing They Could Do To Get My Father's Attention, To Win His Approval. They Could Not Play Sports. They Could Not Do These Other Things. They Could Not Be Tough. They Could Not Be Macho. And So I Think They Suffered Just From Sheer Neglect If Nothing Else.

-Terry Gross

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And The Rules Were So Clear, You

Terry Gross

And The Rules Were So Clear, You Could Not Deviate From That All. And I Think It Especially Damaged My Sisters Because There Was Nothing They Could Do To Get My Father's Attention, To Win His Approval. They Could Not Play Sports. They Could Not Do These Other Things. They Could Not Be Tough. They Could Not Be Macho. And So I Think They Suffered Just From Sheer Neglect If Nothing Else.

Topic

Sports

Father

Winning

You Know, How Am I Leading My Own Life? What Am I Denying? Since I Brought Such Great Powers Of Denial Into My Adult Life, What Am I Not Doing As A Husband? What Am I Not Doing As A Father? The Whole Thing Started Unraveling With Me That Once I Kept It Up Close To The Chest, I Could Hold It All In, But Once I Started Letting It Out, It All Started Coming Out.

Husband

Father

Adults