I should clarify about the love part.

I would equate it to Stockholm Syndrome. I guess its like pets. They don’t have anywhere else to turn :(

Edit: fawning is probably the closest to the answer I was looking for

  • ArbiterXero@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Sooooo, I have a ton of info here, but I’ll keep my point short and sweet.

    Depending on the age, we HAVE to.

    Because rejecting a parent is death. You’ll find that 7 year olds will make excuses for and defend abusive parents, because rejecting a parent is rejecting safety, housing, food etc….

    And while that may be less true when you’re 18, some of that programming never leaves you, even if it should.

    … so it just becomes a personal tragedy.