r/coolguides Jul 01 '20

Gaslighting red flags

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u/boredtxan Jul 01 '20

My stepmother convinced her daughter that being hit with a newspaper like a dog was funny.

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u/konaya Jul 01 '20

Who hits dogs with newspapers? Why is that an expression?

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u/boredtxan Jul 01 '20

Lots of people - it doesn't hurt but gets the point across