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<blockquote data-quote="WiseChoices" data-source="post: 752069" data-attributes="member: 24254"><p>I heard an AA speaker last night say that he was abusive to his parents for years. And in turn told himself (and others) the story he had created in his mind that he had been abused. And his Dad who had been a good Father to him his whole life, who had worked hard to provide for his family, detached from him. This alcoholic wanted to win his Father's Love and approval back so bad (in recovery) that not only did he make amends (which did not really bring his Father closer) but he STOPPED calling his parents to discuss his problems . He started to handle his own problems like a man, like an adult . And called his parents to see what he could contribute to their life .Only on his death bed did his Father pat this man's head the way he had done when the man was little and told him he was proud of the man he had become .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WiseChoices, post: 752069, member: 24254"] I heard an AA speaker last night say that he was abusive to his parents for years. And in turn told himself (and others) the story he had created in his mind that he had been abused. And his Dad who had been a good Father to him his whole life, who had worked hard to provide for his family, detached from him. This alcoholic wanted to win his Father's Love and approval back so bad (in recovery) that not only did he make amends (which did not really bring his Father closer) but he STOPPED calling his parents to discuss his problems . He started to handle his own problems like a man, like an adult . And called his parents to see what he could contribute to their life .Only on his death bed did his Father pat this man's head the way he had done when the man was little and told him he was proud of the man he had become . [/QUOTE]
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