In the Best Interest of a Child

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When I was growing up, I was denied access to a good view of normal family life. My mother made certain that I had few friends, and that I had as little to do with them as possible. Hence, I never got close enough to any of my friends’ mothers to allow a glimpse of the difference between them. Over the years, I’ve discovered the reason for this. If I had been permitted to see how other mothers treated their daughters, I would be able…