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ASK DR LOUISE

MY PARENTS ARE CONTROLLING MY LIFE

Q I’d like to know what I can do about my father as we have never got along and never will because he is false and a liar. He has treated me badly and embarrassed me, yet somehow society always takes his side.

The world can’t see him through my eyes as he is fake towards others. The worst part is I work for him and he and my mother dominate my life even though I’m a grown man.

I’ve tried to gain independence but they always mess it up. I can’t

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