Insofar as our children resemble us, they are our most precious admirers, and insofar as they differ, they can be our most vehement distractors. From… - Andrew Solomon

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Insofar as our children resemble us, they are our most precious admirers, and insofar as they differ, they can be our most vehement distractors. From the beginning, we tempt them into imitation of us and long for what may be life's most profound compliment: their choosing to live according to our own system of values. Though many of us take pride in how different we are from our parents, we are endlessly sad at how different our children are from us.