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When parental concern blurs the line between wisdom and control

My teenage daughter is dating someone I think is wrong for her and I don't know if my disapproval is protective intuition or controlling prejudice.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love's desire to protect can disguise itself as wisdom when it might actually be fear.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined moral life?”

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