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[–] 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

A small thing, but my parents were very authoritarian. Rules were honestly fair, but any discussion was immediately closed by “because I said so”. In particular as a teenager, I was aware enough to both realize that the rules were overall fair, so I didn’t want to go on an all out war, but also wanted to discuss about finer points. But there was no space for a civil discussion because my parents “said so”.

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Do you have kids? "Because I said so" doesn't usually come out of nowhere. It's a response of frustration, usually because that conversation has been had multiple times already.

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