Famous Quotes | As we try to change, we will...

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 close range: get to know him, learn to forgive him, and somehow, go beyond him. - Augustus Y. Napier
Attribution: Augustus Y. Napier (20th century), U.S. family therapist. The Fragile Bond, ch. 14 (1988).

Categories: Children, Family Therapist, Identity, Parenting Styles

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