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[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

"This parent abuses you much less than the other. Why are you complaining?!?!?!"

Interesting analogy I have found. There is a plethora of psychology and sociology studies that show that children in abusive relationships end up hating the parent that refuses to stand up to the abusive parent more than the parent doing the abusing. Even if the child wouldn't phrase it this way, there is an acceptance that abusive alcoholics exist. It is the supposedly good and sober parent letting it happen and enabling it that generates the greatest anger and hatred in the child.