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my parents did this

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Potentially unpopular opinion re: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

I understand completely, especially as I get older. I get tired of "my parents did this". Yes they did. Sometimes they did the best they could, sometimes they didn't. My parents were crap. Abusive in …

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/17/2026
Anyone else's parents never encouraged their hobbies?

My parents did this same thing. They were focused on my brother. They did not want to spend any time effort or money on me because they wanted to focus totally on him.

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/12/2026
Was it normal for my parents to film me crying

My parents did this exact same thing. They also threatened to show the neighbours and would open the door and threaten to call the police and get me taken away or put in a mental hospital as a child. …

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/24/2026
Did anyone else's parents never teach you literally any basic life skills at all. And then turn around and mock you for not knowing them

My parents did this then tried to stop me from moving out because I 'wouldn't be able to survive it' (even though I was on the waiting list to move into a place where professionals would help me learn…

r/CPTSDcomment3/26/2026
What were seemingly "normal" things you experienced growing up, that you now realize is narc abuse?

Narcs acting like nothing happened after they blew up. I thought this was normal for parents to do, Nfather did it all the time. Also I thought it was totally normal for people to spit scream in a per…

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/3/2026
parents always making you feel dumb about your interests

My parents did this gor different reasons. My mom was always afraid of media she wasn't already familiar with, and that fear would often translate to her dismissing things as stupid without even engag…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment4/7/2026
Does anyone feels like their nparents destroyed them but also judge them for not knowing what they want in life as adults?

My parents did this to my sis. Being on board and "helping" then the absolute disgust in her when she was struggling as an adult as a single mom of 5 with zero tools and skills.

r/raisedbynarcissistscomment4/7/2026
Did anyone else's parents not let them have hobbies as a kid?

I relate to this pretty hard, esp the part about your mother tearing up / throwing away your art. My parents did this, too - and beat me for drawing on top of it. Now, I’m trying to get back into art,…

r/AsianParentStoriescomment4/10/2026