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4 days agoMarriage 911: Don't Ignore Verbal Abuse!
Verbal abuse includes subtle behaviors like criticism, dismissive tone, avoidance, and phone-checking that harm relationships even without yelling or insults.
My boomer mother thought it was hilarious to mock anything I liked mercilessly, no matter how harmless, not just to me but to anybody around. She embarrassed me out of liking so many things until I finally developed a screw you; I won't let you spoil this for me attitude about it. And no, she wasn't doing me any favors. To this day, I'm reticent about telling people about things I like because I'm half-expecting to be mocked.