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Imadethisupwithnoforethought's avatar

What are your children going to say about you to their therapists?

Asked by Imadethisupwithnoforethought (14682points) March 30th, 2012

When they have issues later, what behaviors of yours will they recall as having screwed them up?

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Hawaii_Jake's avatar

LOL. “My dad was bipolar and gay and an actor! Oh! The drama!”

SpatzieLover's avatar

My mother made me go to therapy weekly from the age of 5
will likely be a topic of discussion ;)

Bellatrix's avatar

She made me wear a yellow, plastic poncho to school on rainy days.

She left halfway through my junior school graduation (I thought it was finished!).

She attended my brother’s sports activities but not mine.

She made whale calls loudly outside the museum while standing under the fake whale. In public, with people watching, when I was a teenager.

She was a fair dinkum nutter.

Haleth's avatar

Hahaha, awesome question. In my idle what-ifs about future children, I think there might be a girl named Emily and a boy named Walter, after Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman. They’ll probably say I made them study all the time.

ragingloli's avatar

“my parents never theraped me!”

augustlan's avatar

She was too over-protective, riddled with anxiety, and hardly ever came to my school functions. She was always sick or sore, and couldn’t do fun stuff with us.

Plus, she insisted on saying embarrassing shit when we were in public. She once yelled, “BOOBS!” out the car window. Repeatedly!

nikipedia's avatar

She was a mean know-it-all.

cazzie's avatar

She cried a lot and was very unhappy. (apparently, this is what he told the child protection services this past Monday.) Then, I suppose he would have to tell the therapist what I did next.

CaptainHarley's avatar

My children have no need of therapists. : )

JustPlainBarb's avatar

If he had therapy when he was a teen .. he’d probably say I was too demanding .. but now, in his 30’s, he’d probably say I was right on target! lol

He’s a Dad now and is pretty demanding himself.

LuckyGuy's avatar

“Well… I guess the nut doesn’t fall far from the tree. Sigh.”

tom_g's avatar

“My dad was just the most amazing, balanced, present person. He allowed and encouraged us kids to find ourselves and discover what makes us happy….”

“My dad was a sad, lost soul who wished better things for us.”

cookieman's avatar

“My father read comic books all the time. I mean really…what fucking adult reads comic books?”

“And don’t even get me started on the cookies.”

blueiiznh's avatar

That I made her eat her veggies and sent her to private school.

I already feel so ashamed~

King_Pariah's avatar

When it was bedtime and we wouldn’t go to sleep, he’d throw a flashbang into our room to knock us out

that is probably what my kids would say if I ever had them

laineybug's avatar

@augustlan multiple different times.

Neizvestnaya's avatar

“Fussbudget bitch stepmom. Nothing we did was ever quite right. She was embarrassed by us and felt our parents did a crappy job of teaching and guiding us. I know she was always terrified we’d have a slew of kids out of wedlock, end up living in trailers and mooching off her and dad.

Bellatrix's avatar

I remembered something else in the toy shop the other day.

Why did my parents buy me Jenga three years in a row as a present and then my aunts and uncles joined in? I now hate Jenga.

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