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How to Handle a Narcissistic and Abusive Parent: Kafka’s Remarkable Letter to Father

"It is, after all, not necessary to fly right into the middle of the sun, but it is necessary to crawl to a clean little spot on earth where the sun sometimes shines and one can warm oneself a little."

How to Handle a Narcissistic and Abusive Parent: Kafka’s Remarkable Letter to Father

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"It is, after all, not necessary to fly right into the middle of the sun, but it is necessary to crawl to a clean little spot on earth where the sun sometimes shines and one can warm oneself a little."

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