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When other parents seem to have better relationships with their adult children

I keep comparing my relationship with my daughter to the one my friends have with their daughters and I feel like I failed somewhere along the way.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Comparison becomes the thief of peace when external appearances eclipse the complex reality of each unique bond.

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