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Would be happy to. But running out of gas tonight.

Will try to, tomorrow.

Basically, a child looks to the parent for love, affection, care, protection. When it's not there or not there sufficiently in quality and quantity, then a lot of destructive mind sets, reflexes, compensations get built in at an early age. These end up really fouling up future relationships wholesale until they are worked through.

462 posted on 01/06/2004 11:47:48 PM PST by Quix (Particularly quite true conspiracies are rarely proven until it's too late to do anything about them)

Basically, a child looks to the parent for love, affection, care, protection. When it's not there or not there sufficiently in quality and quantity, then a lot of destructive mind sets, reflexes, compensations get built in at an early age. These end up really fouling up future relationships wholesale until they are worked through.

Makes a lot of sense in some familiar circumstance. One reason I refuse to give up corporal punishment in leu of the time-out / ostratization method is because of what I consider the byzantine emotional arm-twisting it requires to maintain order when used exclusively. A warm bottom is easier to get over than a cold scowl.