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illusion. But those that take it on face value, were teenagers, while on the other hand those often fall for the trick anydobuerl­icehveiltd­hraetnth.ey fall raising adolescent­s believe that tWhehweath­y ethreiyt is a job, or a relationsh­ip, burning a way below par. Many mBuotrhnei­rnsgstarub­ggrliedgwe­ithmearnai­ssetdhtaht­eyirocuhil­ednrednawh­renlat-hey wberriedyg­oeucnagner­be the most detrimenta­l action you insecuriti­es of whether tionship they are in the such perfect a way was that the you best. could The truth never of the go mattmeriig­shthtartey­goruet your whole life. However, you are

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of perfect

values, then we are headed feoxrcused­gofordfamt­hoeras,lsbuaitntg­dheovusaal­tumoeens.ceaJnudnsa­otytrabene-d

disaster. In fact, our reality now extended is cently, to mothers. a womamniogf­h3t5evyena­rustter Many suffer from mental a few awful wordsptoar­yeonutrsbo­asnsd noIt should amn iadyeab,ebnuatuect­heossraitr­y taonbdudru­ntaybarsid­agefawthit­ehr stomeguide­o,

mother because motherhood is disastrous. The conundrum is thhaetalth illnesses went out that on go aadnrdinkk­iicnkgfurn­isher unnoticed for a lot time, on your way out.

a real relationsh­ip teach, and no human relationsh­iypour nperow- ho lives kids. to make The your wrong life things unbearable. will

motherhood

young people are bombarded only to spree be revealed with when heCr disaster obmoye-to strikes. think Many of it, there are funny mtecmtaens­dprThovisd­emight bise be waiting a close to fill friend the void or even you leave partner

is perfect. The fact that your motherhood of their circumstan­ces, especially concerning not perfect could actually be what prepares a daily basis about their wayward, friend, leavingonh­esrocial media where you are asked to fpoirckthe­irwchhoil-alwabysehw­inand.tsTyaokue ytoukrnpol­wactehbayt tfihleliyn­ghave

their children, drive them up the wall. This your children for life because the real world is bad behaviour but the truth is that six-year-old uans-cenario that would best describe the wdaryen. T“amkiandge yoyuo.”uIrtnmatau­yrabledpis­rcoipfelis­nsieornoal­lel.y,Ssoolicdia­lly Mothers are expected to be perfect but they applies to all mothers, whether to a newborn, not going to offer them perfect relationsh­ips

they do not know how to behave der the care oyfoau would announce to your boss that you arres p oonr sevi -en ecpoanreon­mtaicl adlilsyc.iWplihneni­syaobuawla­inc,ethbey- are possibly cannot be, and are not. With high a toddler, an adolescent or teenager. and perfect situations either. As a mother be

Some bridges

because good morals and values expectatio­ns placed upon them, they are It is 16-year-old easy to look over giqrlu. itting the fence after and winning pass lotto. It is funny becausbeil­itythaes fiarst totwseheon­venuitritn­uryionugra­fnadceguth­idaitnigf .wSaest not

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the best for her

need to be

nesses and to shortcomin­gs see. There is because a creed in of the parents children out because dancing you are thceptable not in the way same of situeverty­odnea,yathmaotth­aerreisres­cukplpeoss­e,dnteoglige­antiton. doing children it. All the in all memes circumstan­ces. shopwriori­btiezianfg­raid Children shoucldons­istently, to close a door and from teach that personal relationsh­ip eyes of Ynoiugphrt­obaawbaly hwaviethno arrogance, idea what disrespect they are and realise contempt that imperfect on the is patrhte also okay. caraenadnn­deve relospookn­bsaibcikli.ty. As a father, you earn and just don’t care. Many times her latest flinogft,hequitter.Heorshedoe­snotcareab­outtphreot­ecBtuironn­ing a respect bridge not might by yelling also be or bullying, necessary if

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they want to be seen to care but her children wceorneseq­uences of his or her actions, becausoefi­nyouryochu­ils-ensebusot mbyesnimeg­palytivein­tysuarnind­g ttohxeirce­itwy ifllrom their actions betray them. They attacked undearntyh­cease, he or she will never have to dealdwriet­nh shsoumledo­ne.be a consequenc­e of both good do not make efforts to hide their cover of datrhkenbe­ossss again. take centreThst­aegree. is naonwdabya­adboauctii­otn-st.hReeremaer­me pberopthle­iswho not-so-acceptable Do not be short-sighted pubic and behaviour. burn bridges and the that 16-year-old You burn was a bridge when you break up Enjoying with our life will does resent Dad, and in hate the you eyes for of nothing. a little child, For such you might need in the future. In this world, They get intoxicate­d and raped. This family partner could via still text message, telling not him in any or way her take people, away yothuearwe­oarlldowis­edbitgo, baunrdnsto­hatrberyid­ogue. for relationsh­ips are everything. At work, at home, involved in all sort of bad behaviour. be attacked even never if the to mother contact was you again your and role then and obligation changing to the those sake of You your are sanity. superman. You do You not earn even that need with friends, with lovers, with clients, bosses Often times after bouts of there, however, your it is worse contact because numbers who so that look even up if to they you. try, You have to announce no role it, each just slip day. away Security quietly, is or born better and even with a maid hired to take care of drinking, wild sex, violence, crime she was not. you She are did almost not only dead and choice non-existent but to model to them. good morals, still, be very from scarce. a place of love. Keep loving and God-knows what, they still relegate her duties as a mother to values and behaviour to children your children!

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