"Elderly parents tend to think their relationship with……" — Robin Marantz Henig
"Elderly parents tend to think their relationship with their middle-aged children is smoother than the children do. Adult grandchildren, who have little stake in pulling away from their grandparents, tend to describe that relationship as less rose-colored than do Gram and Gramps."
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28 Quotes by Robin Marantz Henig
Robin Marantz Henig has 28 quotes on this site.
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As the brain matures, one thing that happens is the pruning of the synapses. Synaptic pruning does not occur willy-nilly;…
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The limbic system explodes during puberty, but the prefrontal cortex keeps maturing for another 10 years.
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The 20s are like the stem cell of human development: the pluripotent moment when any of several outcomes is possible.…
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I regret not working harder to create true friendships with other couples, not seeking out people with whom to go…
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Even though loneliness affects so many of us, it has gotten scant research attention compared to related conditions like depression…
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When my husband and I were in our twenties, we thought it would be fun to take up cross-country skiing…
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Regret is a bitter emotion, so painful that the urge to avoid it often drives decision-making strategies.
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The tenuousness of modern life can make anyone feel overwrought.
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Some people, no matter how robust their stock portfolios or how healthy their children, are always mentally preparing for doom.…
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Anxiety is not fear, exactly, because fear is focused on something right in front of you - a real and…
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In the modern world, the anxious temperament does offer certain benefits: caution, introspection, the capacity to work alone. These can…
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Beliefs about how lying looks are plentiful and often contradictory: depending on whom you choose to believe, liars can be…
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Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.
— Margaret Atwood
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Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized.
— Margaret Atwood
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I grew up in a family that was multifaceted, sexually oriented, and pretty much open to everything. And because I…
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I was raised on government cheese. As an adult, in my first marriage, my husband and I worked real hard…
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When you're young, you're always wondering when you're actually going to feel like a grownup. And I think you probably…
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If you want your kids to listen to you, don't yell at them. Whisper. Make them lean in. My kids…
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There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the…
— Jean Baudrillard
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What is an adult? A child blown up by age.
— Simone de Beauvoir
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The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times.
— Martha Beck
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Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.
— Martha Beck
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Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise…
— Martha Beck
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An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties.
— Pope Benedict XVI
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