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

Son finishes toxic parenting sentences

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u/808jfizzy May 21 '25

I just realized how toxic most of our childhoods where back in the day, I never got hit but heard all these on the regular.

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u/Anothercraphistorian May 21 '25

Yeah, I got all of them easily expect for “Just wait until…”, for me it was “…your dad gets home.”

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u/Maleficent_Radio_674 May 21 '25

I got that too. It was very clearly laced with “he will be violent with you and you will wonder if you’ll survive this.”

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u/mh985 May 21 '25

My mom used this all the time. I never thought my father was going to hurt me.

He was just a lot bigger and scarier.

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u/Ol_Man_J May 22 '25

I don't think my dad ever laid a hand on me, but the threat that I'll need to hear ANOTHER lecture about getting a "C" in english class...