• SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today
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    7 days ago

    My best guess is they thought it would reflect poorly on them as parents, and their image is more important to them than their childrens’ happiness. Certainly the case with my parents, at least.

    • applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 days ago

      yeah… that and part of them cant stand to see their children experience the simple joy that they were denied. my parents are just large children who passed their abuse onto me without thinking.