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Your Kid Learned Coming To You Made Things Worse.

Sticko Explains

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You found out about the breakup on a Tuesday. It happened on Saturday. They didn’t tell you. They decided you didn’t need to know.

Emotional neglect and parenting mistakes can quietly damage a parent child relationship over time. This video explores emotionally unavailable parents, attachment theory, teen emotional health, and why kids stop talking to their parents as they grow older.

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20 Comments

@StickoExplains Creator 4 months ago Pinned

Some kids stop asking for help loudly.
Others just start saying “I’m fine” a little faster every time 💔

New research sources are linked in the description for anyone who wants to go deeper 👇

@aumazing 4 months ago (edited)

I am the end result. Autistic only child. I’ve only had intermittent friendships; my parents have each other. When everyone around me seemingly already “had someone”, I felt like a third wheel in the world. Why would anyone want to hear what I have to say or care how I feel when they’ve got their own people and stuff to take care of? Why have conversations with anyone? Just let the other person share their wins and express their needs, make them feel good, and disappear. Voilà—other person is happy, they may have a bit more patience with me in the future, and they are unburdened by me. It’s been a trip adjusting to the idea that I don’t burden the energy in the room merely by having emotional energy in a room.

@tyler_liwan5 4 months ago

The sheer accuracy of this is staggering. This is exactly how I am.

@TrueInvisible 4 months ago

you're not "more lovable when you don't need anything, rather when you NEVER existed"
parents love NOTHING MORE than getting rid of needless responsibility.

@rock20055 4 months ago

For any parent who had a close, loving bond with their child and then suffered from parental alienation, this is really a gut punch

@jordanmakazuki6998 4 months ago

I wont ever tell my mom anything. If it becomes a argument she'll just record it and send it to tik tok or something

@Luisguy1 4 months ago

watching this as my abuser walks by and moves between rooms is such a mood

@Newest-hoomans 4 months ago

What about parents who do listen but never help?

@anidanielle7 4 months ago

Who else has a bunch of diaries from middle and high school that were the only safe place to talk about hard times?

I distinctly remember my best friend telling me in high school that she and her dad had a 2-hour discussion when she wanted to start dating. I'm 38 and I'm still waiting to actually have discussions with my parents about their expectations rather than passive aggressive messages left for me to find, or them telling other people who then tell me. Thankfully my kids are still opening up to me because I've made such an effort to acknowledge feelings even though it's uncomfortable for me.

@Xyra_OSC 4 months ago (edited)

0:50 "Before they can-" 'AUH-' "talk."

@ImaraloverofTheLionGuard 4 months ago

I really needed this video because I tried opening up to my grandmother but it didn't work out because now I'm for sure going to hold in my emotions again and never open up to anyone again and this character tells the truth about these things, including this video.

@indigo0977 4 months ago

While I'm sure it's true for many, the "am I more lovable if I don't need anything" aspect doesn't necessarily have to go along with this behavior. You can absolutely believe you are loved by your parents and that they'll love you no matter how much trouble you are, and still feel the need to hide your feelings like this. All it takes is knowing that your needs won't be met or that there will be a negative outcome if you do share. If they feel like you'll ignore their feelings, increase the stress of the situation, or a mix of both, can have the same effect even when they know you love them.

@computerzero7724 4 months ago

"We lied to you about Santa Claus for fun" is an underrated moment that shakes trust, at least it was for me.

@FullMetalRocker 2 months ago

Would you believe that I was around 5 when I first began to understand that my mother used the things I told her against me?

No one in my family could be trusted with the real me. Not what I thought, or how I felt, or who I am. It's exhausting to share parts of yourself and be met with vehement rejection.

@PramkLuna 4 months ago

I tried explaining it, they just said they didn't remember. That none of it happened. What now?

@AsterAlpinus7 4 months ago

Although I did see myself reflected in this explanation during certain moments, I'm also glad to realize that I also work to getting it right little by little. And the fact that my daughter still brings up random small moments of her personal life gives me new opportunities to show differently for her.

Also ahtough this is miscellaneous I actually enjoyed the animations used on this one video. I watched many of the other videos from months ago and wondered why the style changed. Maybe I just grew attached to it real fast 😂