Smith's explanation was that we are trained to be the subject of emotional manipulation at a young age. Before turning six years of age, it is a parent's job to keep a child alive, and emotional manipulation is both an efficient and protective way to control behavior. As an adolescent, competence sets in and the parental manipulation becomes counter-productive. The bad news is that extinction of this susceptibility will not happen automatically. This Assertiveness Training intervention in the social sense is linked ultimately to self respect.
Mom lives in Riverside.
Daughter lives in Los Angeles. Daughter is an overworked graduate student and refuses. Then she relents and reluctantly agrees to come for dinner, but feels coerced. I appreciate the offer, but I cannot come to Riverside and visit you this weekend. Your father may have a heart attack.