The narcissistic, the domineering, the possessive woman can succeed in being a “loving” mother as long as the child is small. Only the really loving woman, the woman who is happier in giving than in taking, who is firmly rooted in her own existence, can be a loving mother when the child is in the process of separation.
Source:Chapter II. The Theory of Love, Section 3. The Objects of Love, b. Motherly Love, Page 52
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