Sarah Moore
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Do your parents threaten to hurt you?
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Yes
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No
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Do they compare you with your siblings or friends who are doing much better?
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Yes
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No
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Are you scared of saying “No” to them?
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Yes
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No
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Do your parents call you names or ridicule you?
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Yes
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No
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Do your parents expect perfect behavior at all times? And when you make a mistake, do they make you feel bad?
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Yes
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No
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Do your parents ignore you?
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All the time. That’s why sometimes I purposely get in trouble to get their attention.
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Most of the time. When I’m talking, they don’t even look at me.
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No, my parents make sure to spend time with me.
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Do they invalidate your feelings? (anxiety, depression?)
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Yes
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No
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Do your parents threaten to disown you or hurt you for your choices? (religion or sexuality?)
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Yes. I hide my true self because my parents threatened to disown me for my sexuality.
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My parents always say I’m an embarrassment to the family.
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Never. My parents love and accept me for who I am.
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Do they criticize the way you look? (your body weight, hair color?)
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Yes
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No
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Do they provoke you to start an argument?
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Yes. My parents know the right buttons to push to make me angry.
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Sometimes, when they’re in a bad mood and I happen to be around them.
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Never. They don’t provoke me or start an argument for no reason.
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