Someone who can make you feel like you are the most special person in the world – far more special than anyone else – can also just as easily make you feel like you are the dirt on the bottom of their shoe.
We toil away in the unconscious belief that a special person is a better person, and a special life is a better life.
I think it is very natural to want your child to feel special, perhaps more special than others, so they can develop self-confidence.
Trying to be special, to live a special life, can in reality take you further and further away from a better one.
This wish might be lurking under the making and breaking of your relationships, as you seek the person who will make you feel special, and reject the ones who don’t.