Parenting and mental health, interesting topic. Of the 3 or 4 different mental health professionals I've seen over the last 10 or so years, everyone of them has gone exploring the relationship with parents and grand parents.
I love my parents to bits and appreciate the huge sacrifices they have made to get me to where I am today, so its always a very confronting conversation to have with a stranger when they try to pick apart the relationship. It wasn't until the last bloke I saw, a hypnotherapist, who gave me light bulb moments.
I believe 99% of parents do what they genuinely think is best for their child, but few are armed with the skills to understand how their every day words and actions affect their kids.
I will be taking the learnings, and applying it when the time comes to have littlelings.
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Originally Posted by slowsnake
Five kids and I was "the most evil son a mother could have"....I could not see her unless I had a drink in my hand.
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I grew up in a household with 10+ kids (cousins). The competition was intense. I was the little black sheep who always got into trouble, and my parents and grand parents sure let me know it
The way I was compared has definitely shaped how I now behave and respond in certain situations. Good and bad.