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Date of upload: May 1, 2024 ^^
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I can't imagine a better childhood than mine. I got unconditional love from my mother (almost to a fault.) From her I learned compassion, empathy, loyalty, a love of beauty (such as art & music,) and much more. My father gave me great love in a different form -- he encouraged me to be strong, resilient, responsible, honest, & more. From him I learned things like the importance of self-development, a love of reading, personal accountability, introspection, and perseverance. He pushed me at times, but I always knew he loved me. I was a happy child and have had a VERY good life. My sisters and I often discuss this -- we feel VERY lucky.
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Well, that was a real downer first thing in the morning! Because the thing that I had to do to appease my single parent (mother) was to not exist. I was raised in a "children should be seen but not heard" family. I tried my best to be invisible and not take up too much space or use too much oxygen. At 70, I look back and see how this has affected all areas of my life, and how I have come to the place where I am. I know now that I cannot please everyone and I am OK with that. I also know that my mother had her own issues ( which I don't know what they were), and that I am not responsible. I was about 15 when I first realized that the only way I could make my mother happy was to be unhappy. And, even then, that just didn't seem right! Bless everyone who was affected by this post. 😊😊😊
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When I was a kid, my dad had a need for me to be perfect - straight A's, well behaved, do whatever he told me to do and agree with him on everything. My mom, on the other hand, she just needed me to exist. Because he needed me to behave a certain way to be loved, I've always felt that love had to be earned by being a good boy - and never valued love that just existed, because it wasn't earned - it always felt fake. Yes, I know that's completely effed up - I still haven't managed to get myself de-programmed from it.
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these kind of stories tend to remind me that my childhood (and teenage years) actually was a pretty great time, in many small ways and in the few details I can remember now it's so long ago. My father encouraged me to enjoy reading, but also to go have fun with my friends, as he was always more introverted. My mother shared her care of animals, and they both had a love of music which I gained and they both encouraged me to be kind to others. I'm the guy who sees someone drop something and grabs it for them so they don't lose it. Wish I'd learned more of mum's skills such as cooking and sewing when I was younger and lazier as she's passed away now. I'd like to think she'd have been proud to see me raising and caring for the little cat family born in my back yard. If I ever become a dad, I'd like to be a bit like my own parents. And I realise such a small percentage of people can say that, and while that's sad, I'm thankful for it.
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My mother often blew up at my brother for being difficult, so I learnt to be easy and meek. This bypassed her temper and got through to her kindness, but now I find myself too meek to say my mind when I am legitimately hurt, angered, or upset by others. The law of my land was "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all." I'm now learning instead to "find the nicest, but still truthful, way to say it."
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As toddlers, Kids see their parents as Gods. So anything their parents tell them is the absolute truth even if the parent(s) continually criticise them. This constant negative conditioning throughout their developmental years makes the kid grow up thinking that they are defective & unworthy of love. This is then carried on into adult life and has a life long impact on their self esteem, relationships and success levels.
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This hits hard. I’m still a victim i find. In adult relationships. Self esteem, self worth, boundaries, insecurity, fighting for myself, fear of backlash or repercussions i don’t understand or see coming - all things i have serious difficulties with. And it continues to damage me. Even on my current close but non-romantic friendship relationship with also a beautiful but clearly damaged person (and housemate). There are very very hard moments and/or days.
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I have really lovely warm parents who created a wonderful childhood generally, but what they did teach me that has been hard to completely overcome is that I was the "easy" child who never had any issues, and that was good because they already had their hands full with my brothers, who are highly gifted and struggled socially and academically. Basically what this taught me is that I should never have a problem or need help, and if I do I'm failing. Still unpacking this with my therapist and with my parents themselves.
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I wasn't allowed to be smarter than my father. He paid for me to attend college, but I believe that secretly, he hoped I'd drop-out and come home to the family business (like all my brothers and cousins did). After I graduated, I went on to grad school and, ultimately, law school. We grew further and further apart after that. My mother had gone to college but we always avoided talking about it. My Dad was incredible insecure.
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i think other figures have impacted how my brain got wired during childhood even more than my parents, such as my neighbors, peers, relatives. especially relatives. like, now that i'm in my 20s i can see how a huge part of my negative inner voice was once this aunt's or uncle's outer voice towards me. also, even now that i'm an adult, i can still feel these people whom i didn't choose to be associated with with blood, influencing my self-image and world view. i hate how it's so excruciatingly hard to break free from how a group of toxic people shapes you as a person and you never chose to be born among them.
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I don’t love myself, and sometimes I feel as if I am unlovable. However, when I look back, I only remember that I was loved by my parents unconditionally. My parents always say: “People miss out if they choose to avoid you,” but often I feel the complete opposite. That I am always on the edge to being left behind because I can’t be loved truly. However those thoughts of mine are toxic, and I need to change that mindset, although it can feel very very real
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This is similar to the questions Tony Robbins has people ask themselves at his Date With Destiny seminar:
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1. Whose love did you crave the most: your mother or your father? (Not who you loved the most, whose love you CRAVED the most)
2. Using your answer: Who did you have to be in order to receive their love?
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The odds are likely your answer to question 2 are behavioral patterns you're still repeating today in your relationships. 🙌
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@aamnahere6250
3 weeks ago
In my experience, parents often encourage obedience to their kids and conflate it with respect. We can respect people without agreeing with them on everything but children are not allowed to disagree. The belief that children are incapable of having their own voice that has an intrinsic value is held by a lot of parents all over the world. Interestingly, such parents raise their children to become obedient and stoic but want them to simultaneously be assertive and happy later in life. It's like deliberately stemming the growth of a plant and wondering why it's not blooming.
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