Children do not always appreciate their parents encouraging them to explore and grow. The selfishness of a child manifests itself in his or her intent to remain a child and never enter an adult world of distress, disappointment, and jadedly surrendering an envisioned life by making commitments that limit boundless options.
Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
adolescence, adulthood, children, disappointment, dissatisfaction, distress, parents-and-children