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The dangerous cult of ‘toxic parents’

5 August 2023

9:00 AM

5 August 2023

9:00 AM

Complaining about ‘toxic parents’ has been a viral hit on TikTok with videos on the topic racking up several billion views. Only one of those views is mine and there won’t be another because it was like peering through a window into a cross between a padded cell and a charnel house.

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