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Also 14% toxic: > "If parental love is so distorted that it demands submission and dependence for its self-confirmation, social adjustment turns into a test of
by yestoallthat 10y ago
Also 14% toxic:
> "If parental love is so distorted that it demands submission and dependence for its self-confirmation, social adjustment turns into a test of obedience and the child’s efforts to comply bring with them the loss of genuine feelings. The human being then becomes the true source of evil."
-- Arno Gruen (though putting it in quotes knocks off a full 3% toxicity)