To offer an honest answer to an honest question: Coming to this a couple of hours later I don't perceive what you're saying to be any different to the parent.

To offer an honest answer to an honest question: Coming to this a couple of hours later I don't perceive what you're saying to be any different to the parent. 'Difficult/annoying to deal with' could easily match 'used to combat abuse'. An assume-good-faith reading of both of these looks the same to me. I'd guess you were downvoted for the "That's not accurate" bit.