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  What it means

  “My son, but his mind is his own.” Children grow up to think for themselves, regardless of what their parents believe or want. A wry acknowledgement that offspring don’t simply inherit their parents’ views.

  Vocabulary

  • syn — son
  • rozum — mind, reason, sense
  • swój — one's own

  Grammar note

  'U niego' is a genitive construction meaning 'he has' (literally 'at him'). 'Swój' is a reflexive possessive pronoun referring back to the subject.

  Cultural context

  Parents often say it with both pride and frustration when their children form independent, sometimes inconvenient, views.

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