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<figure><img src="https://i.insider.com/6a46b6a31bba93485607afea?format=jpeg" height="4144" width="6216" alt="Parent with child sunset"><figcaption>The author (not pictured) wants to break the cycle in her family.<p class="copyright">Dave G Kelly/Getty Images</p></figcaption></figure><ul class="summary-list"><li>Guilt was a parenting tool passed down through generations in my family.</li><li>I intentionally rejected that approach while raising my five children.</li><li>Now I'm learning that asking for connection isn't the same as manipulation.</li></ul><p>I come from a long line of mothers who have mastered the art of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/reference/guilt-tripping">guilt as manipulation</a>. </p><p>I believe it started with my great-grandmother. I never met her, but I've been told that she ruled her home with an iron fist in a velvet glove, commanding…
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