[rektide]

It's indirect & sometimes it fucks up, but I think one of the best gifts parents can give their children is by having love & cares of their own, beyond their children. Being the object of affection & appreciation is not going to teach you core lessons about what appreciation & dedication really are; the child is too inside the system. They need other examples of what commitment & caring are, they need examples of people entailing themselves to meaningful purposeful things.