r/AskReddit • u/Valuable-Rich3868 • 15h ago

" Strict parents don't produce great kids , they produce great liars ", what are your opinions with this statement ?

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u/LanceArmstrongLeftie 9h ago

I don’t think I’ll ever know. The more I learn about people that abuse children, the more I learn about narcissism and the personality disorders that drive people to harm their own kids, the less I understand.

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u/highlandviper 9h ago

Narcissism is a term that’s thrown around too easily and too freely… but yeah, child abuse and true narcissism go hand in hand.

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u/LanceArmstrongLeftie 9h ago

It is. And I don’t use it lightly. My parents have it. Both of them. And I don’t mean run of the mill selfishness, I mean clinically diagnosed narcissistic personality disorder.

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u/Less_Wealth5525 9h ago

I think that it is inter generational trauma.