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"They want to love you but they don't know how"

My mother read TONS of parenting books. Basically anything, she could get her hands on. They were all displayed on the bookshelf as well. "Terrible 2s" "Your teenager should be coached and not raise…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment3/19/2026
My mom is withholding my legal documents

My mom is withholding my legal documents — Hey guys. Holy fucking hell a lot of shit has been going on and I need to vent, cry, support. I’m 26 F, I’m an RBT and work with Autistic kids. I’m also in a masters program. I finally moved out of my…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/5/2026
Help! Feeling dread and doomed after sessions.

I’m agnostic, my husband is a humanistic Jew and my son is being raised as a humanistic Jew (mainly for traditions). I’m not sure if I implied something about my husband, but I didn’t mean to. He do…

r/gatewaytapescomment3/26/2026
Help! Feeling dread and doomed after sessions.

Your kid reacts to your reactions, and I think it's most likely you both saw something similar without consciously remembering it, or your kid is picking up on your thoughts, but I am so 1000% positiv…

r/gatewaytapescomment3/26/2026
Help! Feeling dread and doomed after sessions.

I had heard of it, a podcast, right? I didn’t research it before because I thought it was only about nonverbal autistic kids and I worried that it might be some parents trying to connect with their ki…

r/gatewaytapescomment3/26/2026
Anyone here unable to work due to Cptsd?

Exactly. What we achieved should give some meaning, not defining a person as a whole. Society puts way too much importance on facades, not enough on values. It's as if people do not recognise how holl…

r/CPTSDcomment3/30/2026
Can just emotional neglect cause CPTSD?

As another autistic person who was undiagnosed throughout childhood, and developed CPTSD through emotional neglect, I know it's very possible. In fact, I think it's likely for undiagnosed autistic kid…

r/CPTSDcomment4/5/2026
22F having trouble making dinner for 28M picky eater bf

I am an autistic old lady with 2 adult autistic kids. My advice is to allow your bf to eat what he wants and don't constantly challenge him to try new things. Talk to him and ask if he even wants to …

r/relationship_advicecomment4/9/2026
33M Fiancé (32F) told me she feels regret with me but our wedding is in 2 weeks

I agree they should postpone, but is needing to put chicken nuggies on the wedding menu for the autistic kids really so great of a burden? Is it that awful that the family can't help much with the wed…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/11/2026
33M Fiancé (32F) told me she feels regret with me but our wedding is in 2 weeks

>but is needing to put chicken nuggies on the wedding menu for the autistic kids really so great of a burden? What is the point of asking this question? Even if you or all of Reddit thinks it's not, …

r/relationship_advicecomment4/11/2026