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Kids give you happiness, hope, and an excuse to be a total d*******g, apparently. The subreddit r/ThinkOfTheChildren invites people to share stories of parents making outrageous demands and using their offspring as a way to guilt others into compliance, and turns out, there are plenty of them. Indecent lingerie stores, hot forest sanctuaries, and greedy Facebook Marketplace sellers, watch out! These moms and dads are ready to sue and leave bad reviews to protect the little ones from your rules and logic.
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According to Bruce Y. Lee, M.D., M.B.A., Professor of Health Policy and Management at the City University of New York (CUNY), guilt-trippers employ numerous strategies to warp reality and make you feel bad.
A classic is blaming you for things that you didn't do. When they insist that you put them last on your priority list, they are trying to make you feel pressured to do even more for them just to further prove yourself.
Then there's flipping the script, which takes blaming to a whole other level. Say the person did something quite bad to you, such as reneging on a promise, backstabbing you, abandoning you during a time of need, or even stealing something from you. Instead of expressing remorse, apologizing, and making amends, the guilt-tripper turns the tables on you by saying something along the lines of, "I had no choice because you didn't check in enough to see how I was doing and pay attention to my needs."
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They also can seem hellbent on not letting something go. Once you've inevitably made some kind of mistake while interacting with them because, you know, you are human, the guilt-tripper may hold on to it and keep bringing up your "shortcomings" when they need you to comply. Lee calls it a debt for which no payment will ever be enough.
Exaggerating the impact. The guilt-tripper can also blow whatever happened completely out of proportion, making a minor issue seem like the end of the world. They may declare that life will never be the same because of what you did, leaving you wondering whether you somehow insulted not only them personally but all of their family, relatives, pets, and future descendants. This "move" seems to be particularly popular among entitled parents who weaponize their kids.
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Ascribing ill intent. The guilt-tripper might insist that you did something deliberately or out of malice when you did not, saying, "You wanted me to fail" or "You are getting joy out of this happening."
Playing the victim. They may also try to make you feel guilty about doing anything other than protecting them like a little lamb.
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Upstaged75 1 month ago
Well insulting someone is definitely always the way to get what you want! 🙄
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One-upping your misfortune. Relationships aren't supposed to be competitions, but when you are in a tough situation, the guilt-tripper may claim that his or her situation is at least just as bad, but more likely even worse.
Reminding you of how much he or she has done for you. This is the look-at-what-I've-done-for-you-so-you-should-do-more-for-me argument. Again, keeping score in any relationship that's not based on a basketball court doesn't help build trust, which is why those who keep score tend to also exaggerate their input. The guilt-tripper may also simultaneously devalue what others are doing for you and make the "'I'm the only one who is really helping you" case.
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"All of these tactics can really trip you up, leaving you with anxiety and self-doubt if you aren't fully aware of what the guilt-tripper is doing," Lee said. "Guilt-tripping can be like taking a Brillo pad to the trust needed for a healthy relationship.
"Therefore, once you spot any guilt-tripping tactics, emphasize to the guilt-tripper how such tactics aren't constructive ... The guilt-tripper needs to recognize, admit, and stop such behavior. However, if the guilt-tripper tries to guilt-trip you for calling out the guilt-tripping, then maybe it's time to make a trip right out of the relationship."
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Yeah well my dream is to live in a huge mansion and have lots of money, but unfortunately reality intrudes. As advised, get something cheaper and when your daughter is a world renowned pianist she can afford to buy a Steinway herself.
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TerathNinir 1 month ago
I bet the business would have given her another cookie if she hadn't started screaming at them. You know she lies.
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Littlemiss 1 month ago
Oh for crying out loud let the kid eat a cookie, just don't feed him the whole plate in one sitting! We ha a neighbor who did everything sugar free. Her baking was disgusting.
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Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
1. They're at a zebra crossing 2. Just because someone holds someone's hand, doesn't mean they're in a relationship 3. Even if they're a couple, so what? They're holding hands, not penises
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Upstaged75 1 month ago
Oh please! It's not the hotel's fault you weren't supervising your clumsy child.
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Ruben Schelstraete 1 month ago
Well, they did say she was too heavy, not fat. She is doing the fat shaming.
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Remi (He/Him) 1 month ago
You had a 16 mo baby, that you didn't enjoy? the start sounds like they got rid of their baby or something
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KnightOwl86 1 month ago
Making this about race is completely ridiculous, nothing about this has anything to do with skin colour! The child probably just got a fright and was shocked, I'm sure that happens a lot with young kids at Disney. What exactly did this person want them to do?
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Jungle Empress 85 1 month ago
Yes, how dare restaurants not specifically cater to your child personally. Oh, he's autistic? So am I. P**s off.
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Emilu 1 month ago
Man, and I thought I came across some entitled people when I worked retail, but that pales in comparison to these.
Gina ferras 1 month ago
It's the single mothers that get me. "So I made bad partner and procreation choices give me and mine free luxury items, now!"
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Kristiina Männiste 1 month ago
I probably have told this story on BP, but it is still funny (I hope). My country sometimes gets small local floods. Because we have no other disasters, those floodlets get national news coverage. Sooo developers built houses on the low bank of one river particularly prone to flooding and a family of "geniuses" moved in. The next time the river flooded the water was in the house. The homeowners were interviewed by the national broadcasting company and a lady spouts this gem " The river flooded because the islands further downstream blocked the flow. Why cant they just remove those islands??! I have children!!!"
Kristiina Männiste 1 month ago
Gee why did the local municipal government not think of that?? Just move those pesky islands out of the river and into the Baltic sea!
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Emilu 1 month ago
Man, and I thought I came across some entitled people when I worked retail, but that pales in comparison to these.
Gina ferras 1 month ago
It's the single mothers that get me. "So I made bad partner and procreation choices give me and mine free luxury items, now!"
Load More Replies... Kristiina Männiste 1 month ago
I probably have told this story on BP, but it is still funny (I hope). My country sometimes gets small local floods. Because we have no other disasters, those floodlets get national news coverage. Sooo developers built houses on the low bank of one river particularly prone to flooding and a family of "geniuses" moved in. The next time the river flooded the water was in the house. The homeowners were interviewed by the national broadcasting company and a lady spouts this gem " The river flooded because the islands further downstream blocked the flow. Why cant they just remove those islands??! I have children!!!"
Kristiina Männiste 1 month ago
Gee why did the local municipal government not think of that?? Just move those pesky islands out of the river and into the Baltic sea!
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