"They will PUNISH you for being good to them."
Wow - after all of these years and struggle to come to terms with damage from N parents I have never seen this truth. and you state it so succinctly and powerfully. thanks for tht Hops.
I awake day after day still feeling the effects of growing up in an N household. Just this morning, as I took a shower, I thought I heard the sound of someone pushing back in a chair and I felt the adrenaline fear rush. Instantly I was transported back to my childhood, awaiting, expecting the intolerable beratement that might or might not come. The unknowing continues to haunt me subconsciously.
I can imagine how powerful that dream was for you. It is a true nightmare.
