When they babysat my kids one day, my mother forced my son to cut his long hair. It all reached a fever pitch recently when my mother forced my son to get a haircut. I know how my parents feel when my boys do anything different from these established ideals, especially my mother. I feel like I didn't do my job to protect my child, and this was a traumatizing experience for him. AdvertisementI've had to reestablish boundaries with my parents because my son now doesn't feel like himself.

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