> But parents almost always overstep their bounds to do what they think is best for their child. Most people who believe this have grown up with either narciss

> But parents almost always overstep their bounds to do what they think is best for their child. Most people who believe this have grown up with either narcissistic parents, or just otherwise emotionally (not fiscally or materially, which neglected children often confuse misattribute as love and care) neglectful parents. The narcissistic ones simply love to fill their children's heads about how self-sacrifical and hard parents they are, yada yada yada. I strongly encourage anyone to read up on "good enough parenting" and narcissistic family dynamics, especially if you think you had an "overprotective" parent that couldn't respect boundaries. Edit: here's some links to encourage research: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_enough_parent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_enough_parent https://narcissistfamilyfiles.com/2020/03/15/12-unspoken-rules-of-engagement-in-the-narcissistic-family/ https://narcissistfamilyfiles.com/2020/03/15/12-unspoken-rul... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_parent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissistic_parent Aside: there's growing research that supports narcissism (especially intergenerational narcissism) and narcissistic abuse has been on the increase, and that roughly 1 in 5 people have suffered from narcissistic abuse at least once in their life (check out Ramani Durvasula's book or literally pick any literature or research on narcissism)