Double-edged sword?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="double">double</span>-<span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="sword">sword</span>”: <span word="Teenagers">Teenagers</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reinvent">reinvent</span>, <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="sword">sword</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="gaze">gaze</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="do">do</span> – <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p><span word="Too">Too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="suffocate">suffocate</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="free">free</span> – <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="rebelling">rebelling</span> <span word="age">age</span>, <span word="teens">teens</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="spiritually">spiritually</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="gaze">gaze</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="sword">sword</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="sword">sword</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="goes">goes</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="sword">sword</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="side">side</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="inadvertent">inadvertent</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="inflicted">inflicted</span> <span word="injury">injury</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="Safe">Safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="kitchen">kitchen</span> <span word="knife">knife</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span>.</p><p><span word="Safe">Safe</span>, <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sticking">sticking</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="knifes">knifes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blades">blades</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="edged">edged</span> <span word="sword">sword</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="inflicted">inflicted</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sword">sword</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="unheard">unheard</span> <span word="of">of</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> – <span word="beware">beware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="sword">sword</span>, <span word="beware">beware</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ways">ways</span>.</p>
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