Do others feel, as they go about mothering (or fathering, for that matter) that they are merely repeating negative patterns which are instilled from childhood? I have noticed since having children that being a parent can bring up such fierce and unexpected emotions (in myself and in others who observe my parenting), and that if you scratch the surface, most people have unresolved issues with their own parents which can have a potentially negative influence on their children. Are you with me on this?