Love In The Glass Castle

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I could say, and few would disagree, that perhaps the most important things for a parent to have and to give is love. Love seems at first to be all-encompassing; that as long as you love your children, you would do anything and everything for them- and this makes you a good parent.
But, as seen in The Glass Castle, love alone does not make for a good parent. Despite any amount of love they had for their children, Mr. and Mrs. Walls were weak. They were too weak to protect their children, too weak to change their ways for them, too weak to be honest with them, and too weak to shelf their pride for the sake of their children. A good parent also needs to be strong. They need to be resilient and able to provide for themselves and their children

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