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There was also concern about her daughters’ upbringing,
especially Léonie. Zélie entrusts herself to God in prayer and asks for
the intercession of her beloved sister for her daughter.
This was what Zélie wrote in a letter to her daughter Pauline,
March 12, 1877: «You know how your sister was, completely
insubordinate, she never wanted to obey me except by force; she did,
out of a spirit of contradiction, all the opposite of what I wanted, even
if she herself wanted it. [...] Now I treat this child with such sweetness
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that I hope to be able, little by little, to correct her defects» .

ideas For reFlection

• Let’s try to think of some meeting points or points of dissent
that generate discussion in the education of one’s children.
• Let’s reflect on how we can build up harmony, day by day, EVERYDAY LIFE OF THE MARTIN FAMILY
even in the small things, between husband and wife and in the family.
• Are there any “rules” we could set for ourselves to always
seek the good for our children together? For example: consult each
other before granting permission, listen to each other’s opinion
openly, avoid “imposing” our own opinion.

18 Zélie’s letter to Paolina, 12 March 1877.