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Erica M asked in Family & RelationshipsFamily · 1 decade ago

Why do some parents make fun of their own children?

I hate when I hear grown people picking on their children. Like my mom, she use to pick on me when I was younger. She use to call me ugly just because I had an overbite. When I turn 14 that was the only time she start calling me pretty, because I finally had some braces. I still don't know what is up with people doing that. Some people like to make fun of their children for being tiny, or being big, or being quiet, being too dark, or being too light, or being girly, or being boyish, etc. People are suppose to show their kids love not be mean to them and pick on them.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    It means they are insecure and lack the intellect to face up to their own problems ... so to avoid the problem they try to make themselves feel bigger by picking on the nearest person around, you.

    If your mother calls you ugly again (and I'm sure you're not ugly by the way) look her straight in the eye and tell her this "Too bad calling me ugly wont make you pretty." (Standing up to her is the best thing to do. Even if you get punished in the short term (being grounded, told to shut up etc,) you'll find that after a while she will stop picking on you, because you are no longer an easy target.

  • 5 years ago

    I doubt that they hate you. you in all probability experience this way because of the fact your dad left once you have been youthful. this is uncomplicated for the toddler to think of this is their fault. As on your mom, she's been left with a poor burden, to strengthen a toddler on her very own after her husband left her for yet another woman. this is not a excuse to handle you like she does even though it ought to be the reason she takes her soreness out on you. Subconciously, she could have tried to sidestep you from having friends with a view to maintain you from leaving her besides. Sorry no person regarded your birthday..that incredibly sucks. happy Birthday bro!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I don't know, but my mom just made fun of me so I decided to search for why she did so. I am thinking about getting anti-depressants, which is sad because I am only 15. Feels like everyone is against me for some reason. I haven't done anything to them.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Because they're bitches against abortion and the pregnancy was an accident and since they're against abortion they didn't get an abortion.

    That's my theory at least

  • 1 decade ago

    It means they are uneducated, ignorant trash.

  • 1 decade ago

    That's a good question.

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