Read the extract below and choose the only sequence that can complete it.

CHILDREN

The other day I was chatting to a friend about children. We were discussing the fact that we had both been (1) by rather strict parents, and had both decided to try to be more tolerant when we (2) and had children of our own. The problem that my friend had found with this strategy was in finding a way to control his kids now that they are teenagers. He said the fact that he had (3) them for more than 13 years, providing ali the love and care they needed, is not enough to persuade them to respect his decisions.