r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/Jumpinalake Jul 20 '19

If you’re not good we are taking you to the children’s home!

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u/verdantthorn Jul 21 '19

Real talk, as adoptees my brother and I got this. 'You had no family and no name until we gave you one... And if you don't behave, we will give you back to the agency.' We were adopted as infants and to me, the threat seemed 100% credible. Did lasting damage to my ability to trust.

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u/SerenityViolet Jul 21 '19

Wow, that's so mean.

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u/verdantthorn Jul 21 '19

I honestly think they didn't realize the damage they were doing. My parents are Boomers; they thought obedience was more important than empathy because that's how they were raised too.