“If parents model good relationship skills, as well as good parenting skills, then children are likely to learn these and reproduce them in their own adult relationships.” — Paul Amato, Professor of Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
Growing up, I was taught to believe that this kind of thinking was true. My mother would tell me to never choose a man who came from a broken family. You have to understand that in my country and during those days, being part of a broken family was highly unconventional.
I reckon I still believe that whatever kind of relationship you have with your parents …read more