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Originally Posted by bluebicycle
My dad told my sister she wasn't allowed to hang out with one of her friends because her friend's mother has bipolar. He said, "She's batshit crazy. I am not going to let you be near that crazy woman. Who knows what she'll do to you! She could hurt you and then you end up in the hospital." (He never even met her, btw.)
That was years ago, though, when my sister was in middle school.
My parents have never been accepting of any mental illness, so I don't tell them anything anymore.
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My ex called me that! She taught my kids to say it to me when they were mad. I didn't think I could be triggered like that but you just brought a huge anger spike that took a few minutes to come down from. Not your fault, and no real harm done, but I literally saw red for a few minutes and nearly passed out from holding my breath. Again, no harm, but that phrase... I thought I'd relinquished it off its pretty, but no