Let’s face the facts and take a good, hard look at where
all your troubles began—in your home! The great major-
ity of parents are completely deranged, if not criminally in-
sane. At the very least, they have a streak of madness in them
a mile long. For the most part, parents are impossible, con-
fusing, dangerous creatures with whom to deal.There is only
one cure, which, if it doesn’t help your parents, will at least
help you. That cure is love.
       Love is what most parents need more than anything in
this world. They were never given love when they were
young, because their parents didn’t have any to give. In
fact, the present miserable, loveless state of humanity can
be traced all the way back to antiquity, to the original fail-
ing of a man to extend a correcting love toward a woman.
Adam might have said, “Eve, don’t tempt. Be a good girl
and put that apple down.” But he didn’t. One man’s failing

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