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Dottoré!

They Grow Up So Fast

Our Neapolitan psychiatrist on Italy’s eternal “mammoni” ...

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Mariateresa Fichele

One day, Marco walked up to his parents with a serious look on his face, looked them in the eye and said: “Dear Mamma and Papà, it’s been years now that every day, you drop me off and come pick me up. That’s enough now. I’ve grown up!”

The parents were very proud, but at the same time, also a little worried. Holding back a tear, they replied that yes, it was okay, and that from the next day, Marco could go on his own.

And so it was that they bravely chose the path of quiet resignation, and no longer dropped him off at the office.

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"Oh, to sleep as soundly as a man," marvels our Naples-based psychiatrist.

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Mariateresa Fichele

I can feel the earthquake. Or at least, I think I can, because the ceiling lamp isn’t moving. I run upstairs in a frenzy to check on my son. He is sound asleep.

My husband is asleep, too. He hasn’t felt the earthquake, but he has heard me move about. Of course he has.

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