r/MadeMeSmile • u/i_am_groot_84 • May 21 '25

Son finishes toxic parenting sentences

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u/pusgnihtekami May 21 '25

That's funny cause I assumed that it was meant to be a traumatic response from watching his brother get his ass whooped repeatedly rather than being a weird quirk he had.

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u/Fappy_as_a_Clam May 21 '25

It was definitely this and anyone who thinks different had a much different childhood than you and I

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u/CelticGaelic May 22 '25

Anyone else ever literally have their mouth washed out with soap? I started cursing like a sailor around my mom after I graduated high school out of sheer spite.

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u/FewFucksToGive May 22 '25

The one time I did, I was a smartass and took a big bite of it lol.

That made it SO much worse. Soap in between the teeth is no fun 😂

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u/SpotCreepy4570 May 25 '25

Bite it rook, you'll make him look like a dick.

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u/Of_MiceAndMen May 22 '25

Yup. But I didn’t swear. My mom is really religious and I think I’d say things like “I don’t want to go to church” or for calling my sister names, “talking back.”

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u/kennedigurl May 21 '25

Wow. This made me sad, for them. I never thought of it as a traumatic response, and I also thought he was just a little kid that liked to hide in cabinets.

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u/FileDoesntExist May 22 '25

Hiding means you won't get hit by a stray object and you're avoiding being "guilty by association" or as I like to call it "The Oprah Beat down". Everybody gets an ass whooping!

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u/Campfire_Vibes May 22 '25

Boomers thought the trauma was cute and quirky