Emotional abuse and neglect is an insidious thing. It is very hard to see for those of us who have been through it - it's 'normal' to us. Emotional neglect of a child often occurs when the parent is unable to see the child as different from them. They will give the child what they need and want rather than what the child needs and wants. This sounds like what happened to Bluedonna and it's part of what happened to me. And yes, it *is* neglect.

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