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Fairy tale ideas can be fairly tempted by a good parental relationship. Sure I was into the idea of a fairy tale life, but I also had parents in a loving stable relationship for the 18 years I was at home and more than 30 years now. I knew that if fairy tale love never came true, real love like my parents had could always be something to fall back on.
The problem, however, is that so many people are growing up in fatherless (or motherless) homes, homes rocked by divorce or abuse, or just a destructive relationship between mother and father.
Nothing destroys your chance for a healthy relationship more than watching a terrible one play out over an entire childhood. It certainly conveys more meaning than a few silly movies ever will.
Parental relationships cause more than just relationship problems for their children, too. Check out the statistics for boys raised in homes without a steady father figure if you get a chance. They're stunning.
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