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The Benefits of Being Dependent on Your Parents
I had a very happy upbringing. My mum and dad were probably more dependent on me than usual parents, because they couldn't speak English as quickly as I could,. So I had to help them read letters and help them do things. It mattered that you could speak English and read and intermediate for your parents. And certainly that places a quasi adult burden on you. You could imagine that that could get overwhelming if your parents were struggling and barely staying afloat. But you could also see that that could be an optimal situation for someone young. How about the other kids in the neighborhood? Your name, a great kid. Well, there must have been some advantage to being dependent upon like that by your