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People who don’t understand the difference between punishment and discipline should, like, never have kids

no one will know which one it is.

People will tell you that emotional abuse isn’t real and what you’re dealing with isn’t that big a deal and you’re just exaggerating, but let me tell you something.

If you’ve ever been wary of everyone you know, even people you trust, because you’re expecting them to get angry with you over literally anything, make fun of you, or start making threats, something’s wrong.

If you’ve ever had to plan things in anticipation of a potential tantrum that you fear will be taken out on you, something’s wrong.

If you succumb to someone’s demands because you’re never sure if their threats are empty or legit and you just want to play it on the safe side, something’s wrong.

If you find yourself jumping at smaller noises in anticipation that they’re a warning sign for a tantrum, something’s wrong.

If you hide things - especially things that make you happy - because you’re so afraid that they’ll make fun of you for liking them, scold you for liking something they don’t, take them away, destroy them, or that they’ll defile them and ruin that love you have for them, something’s wrong.

If you find yourself being silent in the face of mild disagreements or thinly-veiled insults, rather than standing up for yourself because you just don’t want to start an argument and make things worse, something’s wrong.

If that very lack of standing up for yourself eventually leads to you never offering your opinion in any sort of discussion out of fear of ridicule or being scolded because that’s what you’re so used to, something’s wrong.

If you end up spending a lot of your time in your room keeping to yourself and keeping any trip outside of your room to an absolute minimum because you don’t want to risk putting one toe out of line and setting off a tantrum, yet you’re also aware that hiding out will also cause an issue and you’re probably just minimizing the risk instead of erasing it entirely, something’s wrong.

If you ever habitually glance outside the window to keep watch for your supposed abuser’s car to return from their work, errand or trip, and then heading to your room or other hiding place to keep out of their way, erasing any obvious signs that you’ve been out and about in the rest of your living space, something’s wrong.

If one of your greatest fantasies involves not a dream career or winning the lottery but instead an escape plan succeeding, something’s wrong.

If you could basically summarize your life as living in constant, subtle fear, Something. Is. Wrong.

Emotional abuse is very, very real, and it has lasting consequences that can affect people’s relationships, their jobs, and their lives all-around.

Don’t you dare tell me it isn’t real.

I cant really explain it but I feel like some of y'all dont realise how fucked up the parentification of children is. Whenever you're parentified by your siblings it isnt a "mom (friend) moment". It isn't you raising them. It's having to take care of them in ways your parents don't and being confused when they accidentally call you mom and having to correct them. You were still a stupid kid. You still said things you shouldn't've. But you had to make sure that everyone took care of themselves and make sure that they're not collapsing because no one else will. When you're parentified by your parents it isn't "my mom is my best friend" or "eldest daughter syndrome". It's my mom telling me how she cut herself when we were playing outside or how she got raped as a kid because "she doesn't have anyone else to talk to" and "you're so mature for your age". The anxiety generated by it isnt funny. It isn't a mom friend thing. It's being so scared all the time that something will go wrong because you didn't do enough. It's not knowing who you are outside of making people happy. Siblings are not parents. Parentified children are not moms or dads to their little siblings. They're just children forced into uncomfortable and traumatizing position by parents who cant provide in the ways they should. It isn't funny. It isn't cute. Why do you all keep acting like it's funny?

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Edit: I updated the ASL reference to Bill Vicars, but reminder that these are just things I found around, please find Deaf teachers wherever possible! And for ASL, lifeprint.com is another wonderful resource.