"In my father’s mind there is a picture of an ideal son. When he compares him to me, he is deeply disappointed. **I don’t live up to my father’s dream**. Since early childhood, I sensed his disappointment. He tried to hide it, but it came out in a hundred little ways—in his tone, in his words, in his silence. He tried hard to make me a carbon copy of his dreams. When he failed he gave up on me. **But he left a deep scar, a permanent feeling of failure**." ([Location 3309](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01M036N60&location=3309)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[parenting]], [[fixed-mindset]] **Source** -- [[20250429082504 - B - Mindset]]