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A lot of fairy tales are thinly disguised hostility raps against parents. kids know that they can't make it on their own, that if they were left alone, they would die.
-Stephen King
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A Lot Of Fairy Tales Are Thinly

Stephen King
A lot of fairy tales are thinly disguised hostility raps against parents. kids know that they can't make it on their own, that if they were left alone, they would die.
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Kids know they can't make it alone, yet at the same time, built into each one of us, is a survival ethic. it says, "nobody cares and you have to look out for yourself and if you don't, you'll die." these two things work against each other. i think most kids are very frightened of their parents, and that's what all fairy tales reflect: parents will fail you and you'll be left on your own. but, of course, everything comes out right in the end and the parents take you back.
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