Yes, but I deserve to be mad! Yes, but it wasn't that bad, really...

When I shared my last post, I warned the readers that it was guaranteed to leave at least a few of them sputtering, "Yes, but...!".

And I was right.

They did.

This post is for anyone who indignantly sputtered and is still confused as to why.

Ahhh, the Yesbuts. A favorite of the righteously indignant everywhere. "Yes, but you don't understand!" and "Yes, but I have the right to expect...!" It is also popular among minimizers, especially when trying to understand and defend against the possibility that they have been a victim of Emotional Neglect.

What do the indignant and minimizers both have in common? Denial. Denial that stems from Emotional Neglect.

Don't believe me?

​Let's take a look at Emotional Neglect and how to know if you have really been exposed to it.

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