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When parenting triggers inherited responses

I notice I respond to my teenager's rebellion exactly like my strict father did even though I swore I'd be different.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unconscious identification with parental figures overrides conscious intentions when triggered by familiar challenges.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with History as pattern recognition?”

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