The answer may surprise you. It is most commonly not the proverbial "stranger" that most children are warned to avoid - it is more likely to be someone much closer to home
- Discount your thoughts, opinions and contributions?
- Perceive children as personal property, to command as the parent wished?
- Disrespect family members
- Withhold affection?
- Treat your partner as less than an equal partner?
- Avoid participation in family /school functions?
- Usually put work and own interests ahead of those of the family?
- Make promises, only to routinely disappoint?
- Was aggressive or abusive toward family members?
- Need to be right / in control at all times?
- Rage?
- "Disown” you for disappointing?
- Shame you privately or in front of others?
- Was the parent there for family and friends when they needed him?
- Embarrass you, humiliate you or ignore you?
- Ever abuse you - psychologically, verbally, physically or sexually?
- Blame failures on others or make excuses for his bad behaviour?
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