Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

Beany Boo · Post by **Beany Boo** » September 1st, 2020, 3:43 pm

Mind blowout #1

Because I can’t make my parent happy, I must be flawed.

oak · Post by **oak** » September 1st, 2020, 5:19 pm

Thank you for sharing.

Beany Boo · Post by **Beany Boo** » September 2nd, 2020, 6:04 pm

MB #2

“Role Coercion”

Beany Boo · Post by **Beany Boo** » September 3rd, 2020, 1:43 pm

MB #3

A passive parent can love you and nonetheless leave you fending for yourself, requiring your affection as the price of their attention.

brownblob · Post by **brownblob** » September 3rd, 2020, 5:50 pm

Sometimes I felt like an actor in a play my mother had written.

Beany Boo · Post by **Beany Boo** » September 3rd, 2020, 6:49 pm

Definitely know where you’re coming from. You’re saying a whole lot there.

Beany Boo · Post by **Beany Boo** » September 6th, 2020, 2:29 am

MB #4

It’s not forbidden to say “I don’t like my mother.”

Beany Boo · Post by **Beany Boo** » September 6th, 2020, 2:37 am

MB #5

I have never been allowed to go at my own pace.

Beany Boo · Post by **Beany Boo** » September 6th, 2020, 4:39 am

MB #6

The negative voice in your head is the disembodied voice of a critical parent specifically from your early childhood.

Post by **manuel_moe_g** » September 6th, 2020, 4:51 pm

Powerful stuff, a lot I relate to

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