SJS, I don’t doubt that you may know a case (or more than one) where the parents heaped responsibility onto a child to the point where it became abusive. But I would suggest that this is a rare exception. I hope that you won’t deny that. As I said, there is a fine line and it is not often that it is crossed these days, but no one should be allowed to cross it. I’d also add that in a case where it appears that the line has been crossed a professional should be consulted (or a competent Rov) to determine if the situation is as serious as it appears. Most of the time people make judgements by comparison rather than factual analysis.
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