I honestly would have loved some kind of reasoning or explanation or even a platitude. Alright maybe not ‘loved’ but having a mentally ill parent I never knew what I actually did wrong to deserve being thrown to the ground and kicked and called stupid.
It hurts me more than it hurts you!
I am doing this for your own good!
I honestly would have loved some kind of reasoning or explanation or even a platitude. Alright maybe not ‘loved’ but having a mentally ill parent I never knew what I actually did wrong to deserve being thrown to the ground and kicked and called stupid.
There is abuse due to poor upbringing of the parent.
And then there is torture.
My dad would just say “if you cry then I’ll give you more so you can really have something to cry about.”