“You don’t need to provide your parents with a “success story” to share at gatherings.” — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“Who said that parents’ beliefs should be adopted by their children?” — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“There is no better way to crush someone’s self-confidence than to tell this person that her / his choice was wrong, and… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“It’s not their (parents’) job to prevent their children from making mistakes, because mistakes are a normal part of our lives. It’s… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“It’s entirely on our children to build their best futures. Not on us, parents. And we should be imprinting this message on… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“They (parents) have been doing this (imposing their beliefs about life on you) since you were born. That’s more than enough to… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“They know a lot, but they don’t know everything, and they can’t advise you on anything. They can only tell you what… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“We grow up in a belief system according to which children should always make their parents proud and happy (instead of making… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“If parents want “success stories” to share at gatherings they should provide themselves with those, and they should not use their children… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“We are all entitled to our own share of mistakes and learning experiences in life. No one should take them away from… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“An approach, according to which children should fulfil their parents’ dreams/ do everything in order to make their parents happy/ provide their… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“Our parents are not the only people on this planet, and we should not base our life choices on what they want… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“Parents were good to us, gave us a lot, took care for us when we couldn’t have taken care for ourselves, wanted… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“They (parents) want life to unfold according to what they believe. Most people want that. The last thing they want and need,… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“They (parents) use this guilt-tripping to stop you from fulfilling your plans, but most important, from believing something they don’t (something which… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“We feel stuck in a rut, unable to say ‘no’ to our parents, unable to put an end to their controlling behavior,… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“It’s a mistake to believe that they (parents) are responsible for their children’s best future. This responsibility is on their children, and… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“People have a much greater chance of finding something they’ll enjoy doing and making those greatest contributions when they trust themselves and… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“That’s not our role here, provide our parents with a “success story” to share at gatherings. Our role here is to contribute… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“Pushing them (children) into a career that is “practical”/ “safe”/ prestigious/ well-paying doesn’t count as help. It’s how parents satisfy their own… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“Mistakes are part of life. And yet, for some reason, most parents in this world, wish their children made no mistakes at… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“Parents like to think of themselves as Batmans, and of their children as Gotham Cities. Gotham City depends on Batman for its… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share Image
“If parents want “success stories” to share at gatherings they should provide themselves with those, and they should not use their children for that… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“Pushing them (children) into a career that is “practical”/ “safe”/ prestigious/ well-paying doesn’t count as help. It’s how parents satisfy their own needs.” — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“Mistakes are part of life. And yet, for some reason, most parents in this world, wish their children made no mistakes at all, or… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“They (parents) use this guilt-tripping to stop you from fulfilling your plans, but most important, from believing something they don’t (something which contradicts their… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“None of us has an obligation to accept the definitions of ‘respect’ and ‘gratitude’ our parents espoused, especially when those definitions can be used… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“It’s not their (parents’) job to prevent their children from making mistakes, because mistakes are a normal part of our lives. It’s like preventing… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“People have a much greater chance of finding something they’ll enjoy doing and making those greatest contributions when they trust themselves and are free… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“Young adults rebel against the pre-invented/ packaged world, but sooner or later they stop and they also become proponents of the tried and true.” — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“We grow up in a belief system according to which children should always make their parents proud and happy (instead of making themselves proud… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“There is no better way to crush someone’s self-confidence than to tell this person that her / his choice was wrong, and that she… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“Our parents are not the only people on this planet, and we should not base our life choices on what they want (what will… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“That’s not our role here, provide our parents with a “success story” to share at gatherings. Our role here is to contribute the best… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“It’s safer/ easier to follow the script and complain how broken some things are in that script, than to attempt to change those things.” — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“It’s a mistake to believe that they (parents) are responsible for their children’s best future. This responsibility is on their children, and that’s the… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
“Parents were good to us, gave us a lot, took care for us when we couldn’t have taken care for ourselves, wanted the best… — Lukasz Laniecki Copy Share
