I treat two brothers who cannot stand seeing their father. Both boys forego spending any of their custodial time with him. For this, their father falsely blames their mother. This man would yell at the boys and degrade and embarrass them while they were actively playing in their sports. If my patients didn’t follow his rules perfectly, perform perfectly, or respond to him perfectly, he created an all-out war against them. Both boys describe him as out of control, controlling, emotionally abusive, clingy, immature, and embarrassing.
