“In considering the ledger equal, understand the greatest gift you have given your parents is the opportunity to raise you. The things a child gets from parents can't compare to the things a parent gets from raising a child. Only by experiencing this can you understand the degree to which children give meaning to parents' lives.”

—  Frank Pittman

How to Manage Mom and Dad (November/December 1994)

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American psychiatrist 1935–2012

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