could be on my own.__________________________________________________________
Q11. Because they just thought I was an awkward little brat and, they were, treating me in
the ways they thought would (mm) either persuade or frighten me into what they called
good behaviour.___________________________________________________________________
Participant classified as unresolved (secondary classification as dismissing)_____________
Q6. Throw tantrums. (right) Be resentful maybe? (OK) When my f- when father used to
hit me. Wasn’t making any difference. I had to be sent away. [sigh] Yeah, more or less out
of par- parental control. (right) I think what I should of done was to um, was to have um
sent you um [2] the er write-up, about my childhood.____________________________________
Q11. It was out of sheer frustration. That’s all that’s all I can s-, [cough] I can say, they
behaved as reasonably as they they could against me. I don’t think there’s no um, child
guidance as there is now. [2] You know like you see these programmes when the child is
being disruptive [2] give him or her time out, put them in the room, until they calm down.
(yeah) No si- child psychologists. Don’t know whether that’s your, well it wouldn’t be
your role. It, y- you’re probably a a a research um, you know like um, facilitator. Is that
right?_________________________________________________________________________________________
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