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[quote=Anonymous]My parents are like this OP. They were also not loving towards us when we were kids, so it's not just hat they are transferring their affection/nurturing from their kids to a pet. It's that they are giving this pet more love and affection than they ever gave me or my siblings or our kids. That is why it is hard. Like literally watching my dad dote over his dog, prepare her meals, take her for walks, tell anyone who will listen how great she is, demand that my husband, my DC, and I all praise the dog and appreciate how great she is can be physically painful for me. Because my memory of him in childhood was being yelled at, hit, criticized, belittled, etc. I have spoken about this with my therapist. It is not totally uncommon. You have to work through it and move forward. There's a lot of other stuff that goes into it, but that's what it comes down to for me -- it feels hurtful. I actually do think their dog is very sweet! But it still hurts. That's all.[/quote]
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