Parents
So today, my iPad got taken away because I didn't finish practicing 2 hours of piano before my parents returned from work. Its going to return on July 31st. Now I'm a bit mad about that. But that's not the point.
While I was online chatting with one of my friends, my dad said, "Oh, I guess your device is more important than your father". Now that really ticked me off. I don't know why, But I feel like he's manipulating me sorta? I don't know. He's always used that line whenever I'm on my iPad and claims that he's not as important as that. So then he takes it away. And he could've taken it away for a week, but no, it has to be a month. He says he has to do it so I'll listen to him and not disobey him anymore.
And I've also been finding traces of that in my mom too. She tells me to do things saying its for my own good. They both say that I should listen to them because they are my parents, and I'm the daughter, so I should respect them. My mom also says things like, "Oh, but don't you want to _________?" stuff like that.
Are my parents actually being manipulative, or is it just my own delusions? They've even gotten me a therapist for thinking about all of this.
There it is folks. An antagonist in the making
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24 06,2021
In my opinion, your parents are beings kinda manipulative because they are guilt tripping you with the iPad thing, and with the "Oh, but don't you want to _________?" . That is another form of guilt tripping or just peer pressure. You should talk to your therapist about it if you want to. (=・ω・=)
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24 06,2021
Yes they are manipulating you.
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24 06,2021
your parents are trying to live a life they couldn't live through you hun. Also your parents are most definitely manipulative
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24 06,2021
That's not even manipulative, that's abuse and guilt tripping your child to comply to do whatever you want to because they think they have the power to do so. It's not normal, and they shouldn't be doing that at all.
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24 06,2021
i rlly cant help with that- but my mother does the same things. to me it always sounds manipulative , tbh.
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24 06,2021
Yea parents do be like that. I'll literally just be like watching wholesome youtube or on reddit or even texting my friends. Actually I'll be on my phone at all, and if my mom comes in the room i turn it off immediately but casually, like its illegal for me to be on my phone. thats how much she's scared me that im scared to even text my friends wit......
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24 06,2021
those are some ridiculously demanding strict parents. i think you need to talk some fair rules to your parents cuz they are just exaggerating rn trying to make you a obedient child, or should I say what are they doing rn is some 'soap opera rich parents trying to perfect their child to the point it's so tiring their child became rebellious and dist......
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24 06,2021
i agree with u that they are really manipulative for saying things like that. and that first sentence, really? like does the piano MORE important than ur own decisions and happiness?? like man u have ur own mind now, u can do whatever u want.
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24 06,2021
So, i've decided to advice you to either rebel or to follow them, no in-between. I myself, was planning that I should rebel, but my bad parent already manipulated me(i became mentally weak) and when I actually did a rebellion, I was so scared of the consequences I might face. It's stressing me out. Some of y'all are strong, some are weak, some can ......
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24 06,2021
