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my dad keeps traumatizing my little sister and making her cry, while 'teaching' her maths. hitting the table and demanding to know why she wrote the wrong answer. he doesnt fucking understand or respect that this is not how you teach people. he doesnt respect her or anyone else
For me, it was 'handwriting' - I still have a lot of trouble and fear when it comes to writing things, especially official things that are long, I think in part because of that.
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I don't think it's so much a natural bias, more that insecurity and fragile egos, combined with being in new situations and in a position of power, naturally lead to this.
