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When your child's success triggers your own feelings of inadequacy

My daughter is more successful at 25 than I ever was and I'm proud but also feel like a failure in comparison.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A child's achievements can illuminate parental regrets and create unexpected emotional complexity around pride.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The parent's inner life — what children bring up?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.