Deep-seated hatred for Mom and/or Dad? Just a question about how you feel deep down inside about your parent(s) or how you were treated by them. Do you have a smiley face on it?

The world loves to see us love our parents unconditionally and we do…except for that one little spot, maybe it’s not so little. Maybe it’s covered over with “understanding’…being a big girl…being a big boy. Well, we’re adults now and if we were to visit that child inside us, we know that child would say and has said to him or herself or even to the parent when you were a teenager; “I HATE HER!”, “I HATE HIM!”, “I HATE YOU!”

How many times did I think that about MY Mother? To many to count and for varied reasons. I could never say it to her, even as a teenager because I liked having my face where it was. It suits me. If I were to dare say something like that to her, chances were good that I’d be picking my face up off the floor. Point is, we tend to pass this negative energy on to OUR children simply because we don’t know any better. As Maya Angelou says, “When you know better, you do better.” My Mama was doing what she knew, what SHE received. She didn’t know any ‘better’.

I followed suit to a large extent and then as time passed and I learned how to do ‘better’, I did. Do we really want our grandchildren to be at the effect of the negative or unconscious discipline we received as a child? Isn’t it time to upgrade? Do we really think saying it a thousand times and sometimes screaming it is the way to go? What about corporeal punishment? How corporeal are you? Are you in a constant spanking/whuppin’ situation? Are YOU out of control because of this deep-seated hidden hatred or have you just given up and let them do whatever?

To what extent have you owned up to this hatred of YOUR parents that’s deep-seated?