# Anyone realize they had emotionally/psychologically abusive parents? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 12, 2014, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-realize-they-had-emotionally-psychologically-abusive-parents/690612 "2014-06-12T08:12:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-realize-they-had-emotionally-psychologically-abusive-parents/690612/121 "2014-06-23T16:32:08Z")
> [@BDBoop](#): > > For the survivors who are still reading along - did religion play a part in your family? Because first there was crazy, and then it was compounded by fundamental christianity. Yes. Like TokyoBayer, my parents are mormon. I firmly believe that some degree of abuse is inherently expected from mormon parents. I do believe the doctrine has something to do with it, but it might just be the patriarchal authoritarianism. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-realize-they-had-emotionally-psychologically-abusive-parents/690612/122 "2014-06-23T17:40:26Z")
I say that I wasn’t raised, I was allowed to live. **Cub Mistress** , our time frames are close and I was wondering if you experience this, too…the “mid-century” style that many people like sends me into a tailspin. Remember those tall white Tupperware salt & pepper shakers? They almost trigger a panic attack. I associate so much of that era with abuse that I’ve never watched Mad Men. ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-realize-they-had-emotionally-psychologically-abusive-parents/690612/123 "2014-06-25T14:14:38Z")
> [@BDBoop](#): > > Lots of similarities with you, as well. I finally had a friend tell me a wolf would never parent as badly as my parental units did. Wolves are probably excellent parents if dogs are anything to go by. Raised by fish maybe? Or Cuckoos? ---
**Author:** ![BDBoop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@BDBoop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BDBoop)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-realize-they-had-emotionally-psychologically-abusive-parents/690612/124 "2014-06-25T18:52:29Z")
> [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](#): > > Wolves are probably excellent parents if dogs are anything to go by. Raised by fish maybe? Or Cuckoos? Piranhas? ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-realize-they-had-emotionally-psychologically-abusive-parents/690612/125 "2014-06-25T19:17:53Z")
> [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](#): > > Wolves are probably excellent parents if dogs are anything to go by. Raised by fish maybe? Or Cuckoos? Hamsters. - HoD, scarred for life by the sight of Mommy Hamster devouring her babies like Saturn ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-realize-they-had-emotionally-psychologically-abusive-parents/690612/126 "2014-06-25T19:26:01Z")
[Evil Roy Slade](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067072/) was raised by Vultures. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-realize-they-had-emotionally-psychologically-abusive-parents/690612.md?page=6)