My best guess is they thought it would reflect poorly on them as parents, and their image is more important to them than their childrens' happiness. Certainly the case with my parents, at least.
yeah... that and part of them cant stand to see their children experience the simple joy that they were denied. my parents are just large children who passed their abuse onto me without thinking.
They said it to you because their parents said it to them. They grew up with it being normal to say that. It was just a thing you said to kids because it was kind of funny to scare / confuse them a little.
Agreed, but that's how it's always felt the older generations were operating to me. An "it's tradition, that makes it ok" kind of thing. They never really considered the consequences.
It took me growing up a lot myself to realize, man, our parents were real assholes and nut cases. They had no problem passing on generational traumas apparently and I take a hard stand on not passing it myself.
14 Comments
metallic_substance@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 58d
I never understood why it was so common for parents to say this. I even remember my parents saying it. Making funny faces is one of life's simple joys
SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today · 41 pts · 58d
My best guess is they thought it would reflect poorly on them as parents, and their image is more important to them than their childrens' happiness. Certainly the case with my parents, at least.
applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 58d
yeah... that and part of them cant stand to see their children experience the simple joy that they were denied. my parents are just large children who passed their abuse onto me without thinking.
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 58d
They said it to you because their parents said it to them. They grew up with it being normal to say that. It was just a thing you said to kids because it was kind of funny to scare / confuse them a little.
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 58d
Why would that be funny that’s sadistic
BradleyUffner@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 58d
Agreed, but that's how it's always felt the older generations were operating to me. An "it's tradition, that makes it ok" kind of thing. They never really considered the consequences.
molehill_siesta@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 20 pts · 58d
Oof, this is the saddest comic I've seen in months.
Very very good.
sem@piefed.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 58d
I don't get it, did she never make a funny face ever again??? Who would do that
SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de · 12 pts · 58d
People who grew up in an environment where being "weird" was shunned
BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 58d
It took me growing up a lot myself to realize, man, our parents were real assholes and nut cases. They had no problem passing on generational traumas apparently and I take a hard stand on not passing it myself.
Grass@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 58d
Stop that.
Your face will stay that way.
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 58d
ouch. feel that. I'm in that picture
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 58d
At least her eyes didn't go square
hzl@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 57d
Bleh bleh bleh