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That ended with me finally explaining to him how the way he and my mother treated me as a child, with undiagnosed (and really not even conceptually understood at the time) ADHD caused me lasting trauma that persists to this day. I’m a 45 year old man, and I cried.

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[-] storcholus@feddit.org 12 points 2 weeks ago

Why are you seeing her when she cannot behave around your son?

[-] Qwaffle_waffle@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 weeks ago

There are likely factors we don't know about. Not every situation is perfect, but we can only hope to make it better for today or tomorrow. Thank you for your concern.

[-] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 weeks ago

THIS. Thankyou...

[-] dandi8@fedia.io 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not sure the son would see it the same way...

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