As we try to change, we will discover within us a fierce struggle between our loyalty to that battle-scarred victim of his own childhood, our father, and the father we want to be. We must meet our childhood father at… — Augustus Napier Copy Share Image
Even if fathers are more benignly helpful, and even if they spend time with us teaching us what they know, rarely do they tell uswhat they feel. They stand apart emotionally: strong perhaps, maybe caring in a nonverbal, implicit way;… — Augustus Napier Copy Share Image
The ubiquitous and acutely conscious presence of our adolescents is a major problem, especially since much of their consciousnessseems to be focused on sexuality--ours… — Augustus Napier Copy Share Image
We are intensely loyal to our parents. In spite of the pain we experienced at our parent's hands, we cling tenaciously to their views… — Augustus Napier Copy Share Image
As we try to change, we will discover within us a fierce struggle between our loyalty to that battle-scarred victim of his own childhood,… — Augustus Napier Copy Share Image
Parenting is a profoundly reciprocal process: we, the shapers of our children's lives, are also being shaped. As we struggle to beparents, we are… — Augustus Napier Copy Share Image
Not only do our wives need support, but our children need our deep involvement in their lives. If this period [the early years] ofprimitive… — Augustus Napier Copy Share Image
Even if fathers are more benignly helpful, and even if they spend time with us teaching us what they know, rarely do they tell… — Augustus Napier Copy Share Image
![“Not only do our wives need support, but our children need our deep involvement in their lives. If this period [the early years] ofprimitive needs and primitive caretaking passes without us, it is lost forever. We can be involved in other ways, but never again on this profoundly intimate level.” quote by Augustus Napier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3a2/augustus-napier-54501_caretaking_not-only-do-our-wives-need-support-but-o_2399582.jpg){kind=icon}