Yeah man, repeatedly doing things like that can permanently break a child's trust. Your comment just brought back a memory I hadn't thought about in a very, very long time. If anyone helped fucked me in the head, it was my sociopath mother, her gaslighting, and physical abuse. It was hard learning how to be my own man.
yep. my mom was the one who got me. strange though how someone being dead softens the resentment. i definitely have trust issues because the seeds of violations as a kid never completely go away. i'm one who gives most people the "squint eye."
Guess we came out fairly well adjusted, all things considered. Skepticism is a rare and undervalued trait these days.
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