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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom was a yeller and I couldn't stand up for myself well into young adulthood.  I think there's a correlation.  People who weren't close to me would probably describe me as 'meek'.  Finally I decided I couldn't blame my upbringing anymore and developed into a reasonably assertive person.  My workplace can be very intense and I am known as the rational one and the problem solver which I think is a good thing.

I don't do much yelling at home.  DC is still an infant.  On a very rare occssion, I do lose my temper (ex, telling DH to shut up) but am quick to recognize and apologize for my behavior.  [/quote]

PP here, also wanted to say I'm still very much a people pleaser and I'm sure that has something to do with my mom's constant yelling.  [/quote]

OMG, PP, you just lit a bulb in my head. My dh is a people pleaser, annoyingly so, and I never before linked it to the fact that was abused as a child. Horrible thing to be thanking you for, but I just got a great insight from your post.[/quote]

My husband is a super people pleasure and, according to him, his parents have rarely raised their voice at him.  So goes both ways!  I wouldn't necessarily associate people pleasing with whether a parent was a yeller.[/quote]

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