01/14/2022
Stop saying this to victims of abuse.
It may have been "the best they could do" but guess what- it wasn't good enough and it's honestly a s**tty way to deflect and avoid taking full responsibility for abusive actions.
For me- it did work for a while. My parents had me completely believing that I should stop complaining about the abuse and neglect that took place. That instead I should be grateful for what I did get.
Fast forward and after treatment and education I can now call that for what it actually is :
Narcissistic Gaslighting