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Originally Posted by stopdog
The problem for me is I apparently rejected my mother while adoring my dad and grandmother (mother's mother). I don't have adhd nor spectrum situation (I was tested and am nowhere on the spectrum). I liked being rocked (that was the only way to get me to sleep besides driving me around in the car- they had an wind up rocker thing for me) and I adored rough-housing with my father and other children or even other non-children.
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That is really interesting. I wonder if your mother had anxiety or postpartum depression - something that you may have sensed. It's not he baby being personally rejecting, some people are more comfortable with babies and babies are therefore more responsive to them. Sometimes I think the parent who feels rejected is hurt or resentful. So even if not outwardly abusive, they might end up acting colder with the baby. And if this parent is the primary caregiver, then baby's emotional/social development will somehow be impacted.