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[quote=Anonymous]OP, a lot of what you are describing sounds generational to me.  Your parents were not concerned with your emotional development?  I don't think parents of that era knew to care about that sort of thing.  They thought that their job was to house and feed and get you to adulthood.  I don't even believe that most parents of that era were even capable of providing the type of emotional support that is now expected and common in parenting.

You say your father expected his needs to be met?  Isn't that what the "man of the house" of that generation expected in exchange for being the breadwinner?  Your mom being passive?  Women were taught to submit to their husbands and to support them no matter what.

I'm not saying that your feelings are invalid.  You feel how you feel.  But it seems like much of what you are upset about is something that was pervasive in that time period and not generally known at the time to be damaging.  Perhaps accepting this can allow you to forgive and let go of your anger.[/quote]

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