It's difficult to talk about this but it really fucks you up when your parents are fat and sit around watching TV all day. I still don't know how to explain to other people what it's like or how I still struggle very hard today. You don't develop an I or a tongue and other people there's nothing for them to hear.

This is widely speculative but I think Cluster B disorders are result of poor parenting. In most cases, parents themselves were having the disorder and hence not able to take care of the kid properly and then the kid ends up becoming like a parent. It's a vicious circle.

Parents need to introspect a lot before parenting. They need to be aware of their weaknesses, complexes, where they lack and ensure the behaviour stemming from their issues is not affecting kids negativiely. But in an age where everyone is focussed on their work and getting ahead parenting is not taken seriously and is even outsourced to third party.

Forgive me if I'm way off here.

Did my parents do the same to their kids who kept their noses in books almost to the exclusion of anything else? I think my parents didn't mind!

I suspect my sister and I averaged close to 6 hours a day reading books up until the age of 14 or so. I wonder if it screwed us up.

I don't think reading books is damaging to cognitive health, it's not a passive experience and requires significant energy. I think we'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who could disagree with the benefits of a child reading for multiple hours a day?

I could, if it comes at the cost of socialising.

I spent a lot of time reading as a kid, and very little time with others. Bad socialisation can cost you dearly.

Also was often reading in poorly lit areas, not great for eyesight.