Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
I have to say, though-- the silver lining here is that children who encounter an adult like this when they have both parental support, open communication with supportive people in their lives, and the maturity to evaluate the situation objectively--

can learn early and WELL to set things aside as "it's really not me, here-- it's you."

Being able to do that and to acknowledge that feeling without getting stuck emotionally is huge. smile
Yep, agree. That's why I departed from my usual (overprotective) party-line and told DS, "in some cases, these are misunderstandings from which we all learn...and in some, there are just people who suck." (I didn't say that exactly--mostly bc I can imagining his parroting that line.) shocked