{"text":"There was another problem with Emma's father, difficult for a small child who already thought of herself as greedy - his way of trying to keep her attention, to bribe her, with gifts. On each vof her visits, he would appear with you presents, beautifully wrapped\u003e And her confusion that she liked - and wanted - the presents, but not the man, was painful. He used 'sparkly Sellotape' and cut things into nice shapes and she wistfully w.","author":"Carol Lee","tags":["bad-parenting-skills","confusion","emotional-neglect","emotional-pain","mixed-messages"],"id":14332,"author_id":"Carol+Lee"}