Posted by Dinah on March 13, 2005, at 14:45:13
In reply to Re: Yes » Dinah, posted by annierose on March 13, 2005, at 13:29:08
I think I might. She's aware that my husband most likely has obessive compulsive personality disorder and that he is really big on control, and sees my son's actions as a reflection on him. What she may not be clear on is how my son sees his father, how much he uses anger (not physical) to control us (semi-consciously I might add; when called on it he'll pretty much admit it), and how debilitating to the self esteem that is. She does know my son has problems with self esteem and perfectionism.
You know the funny thing is that my son will stand up to my husband fearlessly when it's the dogs he's scaring. But not when it's himself.
Again, it's not physical. He just likes to scare people by overreaction, and he sees everything as a challenge to his personal authority.
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