Böse Väter, kalte Mütter?

Have mercy on your parents. More and more people think that their parents, not themselves, are the forge of their happiness. Criticising bad parents is therefore well-established, as they are seen as resilient and should bear responsibility. Accusing children, on the other hand, can remain children and expect understanding and compassion. In his essay, Schmidbauer addresses everyone who is interested in families, but above all parents who suffer from the accusations of adult children. Happy families manage to retain the animalistic warmth that connects parents with each other and with their children. Unhappy families, on the other hand, are preoccupied with scapegoats who are blamed for the failure of perfectionist expectations.