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Being a 'good' parent is more about the parent, and, less about the 'supposedly-could-have-been-bad' child.

Being a ‘good’ parent is more about the parent, and, less about the ‘supposedly-could-have-been-bad’ child.
– Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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