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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of you probably had truly terrible parents. Some of you also need some resilance… there are things kids can do even very young kids that are downright dangerous to themselves and/or others and they need to be dealt with in a manner that conveys to the person doing them that they are to never do that again. 
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No, this is not what we are talking about. “Walking on eggshells” as a way of life is a method of coping with a parent who is explosive, unpredictable, and scary. Not a parent who punishes kids for doing a dangerous or really bad thing. More like a parent who regularly explodes at kids/spouse for things like setting the table with a salad fork in the place of a dinner fork one day, or finding a bit of gristle on their steak another day, or having to wait 5 minutes because a family member is running late another day ... or whatever the irritant of the moment is. The irritant changes constantly, but the angry parent is consistently blowing up about some minor issue.

This behavior is abusive. OP, please talk to your spouse about how their anger is affecting everyone and stealing you family’s happiness. If your spouse doesn’t believe that their actions are really that bad, record them and play the recording back to them when they are in a calmer state. Please get your spouse into therapy (there are so many teletherapy providers now)! For many people, especially men, this unreasonable anger is a symptom of depression. SSRIs can help IMMENSELY. Your family does not have to live like this. [/quote]

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