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Comment author: wedrifid 15 September 2013 04:15:24AM 0 points [-]

Over time, they can be reprogrammed to some extent, if you are not just straightforwardly responding to their actions or ignoring them.

Ignoring them is actually an extremely powerful tool for reprogramming people, particularly when it comes to the kind of toxic emotional interaction habits that can be failure modes in family relationships. I'd go as far as to say it is one of the best.