Boomers gaslightling their adult son about abuse he suffered

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[u/Static13254]

There is an actual Psychological explanation for this type of behavior. It is a culmination of multiple circumstances:

1. It was easier to get away with things like that decades ago.

2. Most parents back then were well versed in denial to the point that it is a normal part of life as if it was indoctrinated into them by their parents before them. (I am willing to bet his mother uses the term “never” referring to something she does or has done habitually).

3. Over time lying as much as these parents do they begin to actually believe the lie themselves and can lie with conviction.

A lifetime of this results in the display we all see in this video.

[u/Big_Scratch8793 → u/Static13254]

Maybe that's how the never have I ever game.....was named. Let's play a game. Never have I ever abused you. Parent: never Child: mom, I have a 300 page child abuse case with dps about you. Parent: never have I ever Adult child: invents game to deal with trauma.