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Why we judge other parents when we're struggling

I judge other parents constantly for their choices while knowing I'm barely keeping my own family together, and I can't seem to stop the hypocrisy.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Criticizing others can be a defense against our own feelings of inadequacy, creating false superiority when we feel most vulnerable.

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