My grandparents raised me and parented with fear. I tried to do things differently, but the result was the same

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My grandparents raised me, and they used fear as a parenting tactic.
They thought it would make me safer, but it created anxiety.
I vowed to do things differently as a parent, but my son recently told me the result was the same.
My grandparents…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-07-27 10:07:01.
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