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In her first interview, she says that Albert should apologize to her.
Frankly, demanding or asking for an apology is already establishing superiority and it is an attempt to dominate. Publicly demanding an apology is a fairly hostile act. That request went out to millions.
We do use these words with children, but not with other adults who are equal to us. In fact, there are whole classes on transactional analysis that boil down to "Do not order others to do things, don't tell them what they should do and do not use yourself as the example - as that's narcissistic too." Most therapists have taken such classes, but most people still lapse into those constructions frequently. If one is actually in charge of something (You're a medical doctor and writing a prescription) then that tone is fine. It's actually a really hard rule to follow, as sometimes we really do want to tell others what to do.
Exceptions: someone asks you for advice. We only ask others for advice on occasion and then we get to listen to them tell us what to do. Even then, a lot of sensible people will refrain from advice or relationship demands.
Obviously, some areas of expertise are tasked with telling others what to do, but I'm talking about regular interpersonal relationships (like LS's relationship with her husband, which was my focus here).
Frankly, demanding or asking for an apology is already establishing superiority and it is an attempt to dominate. Publicly demanding an apology is a fairly hostile act. That request went out to millions.
We do use these words with children, but not with other adults who are equal to us. In fact, there are whole classes on transactional analysis that boil down to "Do not order others to do things, don't tell them what they should do and do not use yourself as the example - as that's narcissistic too." Most therapists have taken such classes, but most people still lapse into those constructions frequently. If one is actually in charge of something (You're a medical doctor and writing a prescription) then that tone is fine. It's actually a really hard rule to follow, as sometimes we really do want to tell others what to do.
Exceptions: someone asks you for advice. We only ask others for advice on occasion and then we get to listen to them tell us what to do. Even then, a lot of sensible people will refrain from advice or relationship demands.
Obviously, some areas of expertise are tasked with telling others what to do, but I'm talking about regular interpersonal relationships (like LS's relationship with her husband, which was my focus here).