'I'm emotionally stunted.'
"Responding with, 'Do this because I said so.' It seems harmless, right? It can teach stubborn kids respect and obedience. My mom would often use it, and I wasn't allowed to question things or point out mistakes. Now as an adult, I developed an inferior mindset. I'm often extremely obedient when interacting with people. I find it hard to find my own voice.
I grew up in a pretty conservative part of the world, but that's not an excuse to treat having a boyfriend as sacrilegious.""All the weight comments. I was always a chunky kid and definitely needed/need to lose the weight, but I’ve never been able to shake the idea that I don't deserve to be loved, because of those comments. I can always look down and see 50 extra reasons to hate myself.""Comparing my sister and I, then making us compete for their approval.
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