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[-] DaniNatrix@leminal.space 45 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

For anyone confused and making "parenting is hard and parents do their best" apologetics in the comments, this comic portrays long term, systematic child abuse and survivors recognize it immediately. If a parent's "best" involves abuse of any kind, it simply isn't good enough, and no victim owes their abuser a single thing.

For any fellow survivors, I see you and it's not your fault. They made choices when they raised you in a climate of terror, abuse, blame, and cruelty, you had no choice. Leave them to the natural consequences of their choices, your one wild life is your own, don't let them take any more of it than they already have.

[-] starelfsc2@sh.itjust.works 11 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)
[-] historicaldocuments@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

Happy cake day.

The article just before that about the "missing missing reasons" hits just as hard. That whole site makes for an informative read for someone frustrated with dealing with their parents as an adult.

[-] Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

I have never felt more connected to a comic, ever.

[-] spazzman6156@sh.itjust.works 4 points 14 hours ago

You had a pet blobfish too?

[-] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 51 points 1 day ago

That's my monster boomer mother. Also include "while you live under MY roof... blah-blah". I spent my early childhood not feeling like I had a home. I was just visiting her house. Nothing was mine. She of course forgets my father paid for that house and she got it for free in the divorce.

She'd also say to me "the world doesn't owe you a living." She only had a high school degree and a year as a "kelly girl". That turned into a secretary job at a community college, which later turned into a better secretary job at a huge aerospace company. After a few years that paid more than enough to live and she got stocks and a pension out of the deal. Her aunt died and left her a fortune (none for me). She's one of those boomers that did the bare minimum in life, sits on a pile of free cash, free house, retired early, and complains about people on welfare or "damn government handouts". Meanwhile she has never contributed anything of value to society, never volunteers, never donates to charity. She's a fucking leach.

Oh yeah. When parents got divorced, she got primary custody of me. She was so insane, I ended up moving to my fathers house when I was 10. My father continued to pay her child support to stop her from filing a complaint with the court about me living with him (He was chill and figured it was the easy way to deal with her). So add that to the list of free money to her.

Anyway, now she's old, fat, stupid, with no friends and will die alone. I actually expect her to die in the house alone and they'll find her weeks later after her cat has chewed out chunks of her. LOL. Good kitty.

[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

That’s cheery.

Let’s hope you raise your own children the way you wish you had been raised.

[-] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

That's what I'm doing. The pain of my childhood will not be passed on as more generational trauma.

I had a similar childhood, and had minimal contact in the last 10-15 years of her life. My mom ended up homeless and would have died on the street if her brother wasn't willing to take her in. It was my fault she ended up homeless, because I moved out and stopped being the parent in the relationship.

I never want my child to feel about me the way my mother made me feel about her, and I'm doing the hard work to make myself a better person and parent than what I was taught to be.

[-] starelfsc2@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago

It sucks because it's like sitting there holding up a leaning pile of bricks, and you know as soon as you move it's falling, but you only have 1 life and you deserve to spend it doing more than fixing other people's mistakes.

[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 54 points 1 day ago

My parents gave as much as they could. I never thought it was enough when I was a kid. Now that I'm in my forties, I know just how much that was.

I come from work tired as fuck and I know my old man was the same way, but he still found time to take me to the playground and then taught me math and English every night. My mom did the exact same but there was always a lunch and a dinner cooked for my ungrateful ass.

Through it all, they always loved me and said they were proud of me.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 8 points 1 day ago

Its good to know that there are still some doing it right (my sister and bil are the same. I'm a cool aunt, thank you very much)

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[-] FukOui@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago

I love my parents but my relationship with them is complicated. This hits hard

[-] Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world 103 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You can't play football, it's too dangerous!

You can't take a martial arts class, it's dangerous and too expensive!

You can't get a drum kit, it's too loud and too expensive!

You can't have guitar lessons, it's too expensive and too loud!

Never leave this neighborhood it's too dangerous!

15 years later

Why do you sit inside all day!?! Get a hobby!

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[-] criss_cross@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

How did you interview my mother to make this comic?

[-] RustyNova@lemmy.world 285 points 2 days ago

There is no taking. By having a child you automatically give to him a lifetime of support. That's your role as a parent. Children are not your slaves. If you don't want to accept that, don't have children.

[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 2 points 21 hours ago

If you don't want to accept that, don't have children

i see you've not met people.

[-] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 79 points 1 day ago

My opinion also, but in a slightly darker radical tone that I never share otherwise: bringing someone into this world of suffering is a misguided act of unconscious selfishness and whoever does so owes all available effort to reduce that suffering. In practice, no one is able to acquit themselves of this debt, which is why I hope I never have kids...

that just sounds like anti-natalism and those people kinda weird me out

[-] NoSpotOfGround@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I think it's exactly that, although that's a name I've only learned of recently... Sorry about the weirding out. I can understand how it sounds when it's not a conclusion you've reached on your own already.

[-] ieGod@lemmy.zip 3 points 13 hours ago

Having your own kids is literally the most selfish thing you can do. You want to spread your genes.

Now before you dogpile, understand this doesn't imply its morally wrong, or bad, or anything of they sort. But it is selfish.

[-] Zarobi@aussie.zone 47 points 1 day ago

That's a very nihilistic view that implies existence is not worth anything. Personally, I believe that existing is actually beautiful and worth experiencing, even if it sucks sometimes and has inherit suffering. Otherwise we might as well all lie down, stop eating or drinking, and wait for death. Kids don't see the world as suffering and pain — they enjoy every moment with unjaded, curious eyes.

[-] 0ops@piefed.zip 31 points 1 day ago

Kids don't see the world as suffering and pain — they enjoy every moment with unjaded, curious eyes.

Well, you know, ideally

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[-] BeardededSquidward 23 points 1 day ago

That's pretty much every narcissist's view of having kids. That you owe them something for just making you exist.

[-] peaceful_world_view@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

Exactly, parents owe the children they bring into this world a safe and happy childhood, the child owes the parent nothing....nothing.

[-] bridgeburner@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago

It's not like I asked to be born, jeez. That's like deciding to get a dog and then be surprised that it actually takes work to care of it.

[-] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago

I think the Raised By Narcissists group needs more activity. This was my childhood fer shurr.

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[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 28 points 1 day ago

I once told my mother i didn't owe her shit for getting drunk and horny on NYE (i'm an early sept baby)

....hilarity did not ensue

[-] LittleBorat3@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago

"Children in Africa are dying, doesn't this make you more grateful?" -No...

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