Family’s Silent Treatment Opened My Eyes
Language: en
My husband’s form of emotional manipulation? The silent treatment. At the slightest displeasure, he storms out, disappearing for days or even weeks. I learned to set my own emotions aside, smile, and take care of our son. Then, one day while I was helping Tyler with his homework, I saw his one wish written out: “I wish Mom would just disappear. “She’s so scary when she loses it on Dad.” It was then I finally woke up. 1 Sunday nights are the hardest. Tyler is dragging his feet, crying over homework that’s due tomorrow, while Dan is lost in his own world, gaming with his headphones on,…