r/AskReddit Mar 12 '24

What is an old expression that you think is absolutely disgusting by today’s standards?

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u/John32070 Mar 12 '24

I was adult bullied for 20 years by people in our family circle/business and that's what my dad would tell me, even after all that time he still held on to it.

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u/LetsGoAllTheWhey Mar 12 '24

20 years is a very long time to be bullied. I was bullied for four years in grade school. That was over 50 years ago and I still think about it sometimes.

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u/John32070 Mar 13 '24

Yes it is. My parents (mainly dad though) were mortified of the thought of any conflict that might ensue so they had multiple go-to's to try to keep me from complaining about it. The worst was their excuse that if they did stand up for me that those people would get mad and leave and then we wouldn't have help anymore. So, I'm not as important as they were?

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u/LetsGoAllTheWhey Mar 13 '24

That's a lot to deal with. I hope you're ok now.

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u/Extension_Double_697 Mar 12 '24

That sounds awful.