CERTIFICATES – One puts obedience above all else, and the other wants to have children for free expression… Disagreements about children’s education, far from being anecdotal differences, sometimes turn into personal conflicts.
“Almost 100% of our arguments today are about our children’s education,” laments Lor*, 36, a mother of two young girls. In a relationship of fourteen years, this educator of young children has a knowledge of child psychology that his lawyer partner does not. Coming from two completely opposite families, the two partners are not of the same breed. Lor “cares a lot” about his psyche, he says, listens to himself, does not hesitate to consult a psychologist or an osteopath when back pain occurs. Her husband comes from a family where you had to be “strong”. Although he can talk about politics, he talks very little about his emotions and feelings. Today, two thirty-somethings agree on the importance of raising well-mannered and polite little girls, but the path to getting there divides them. “For Antoine, a good child is a child who doesn’t make noise, but I want our daughters to express…
Source: Le Figaro
