They don’tunderstandwhy you won’tspend timewith themAskedsomeone forhelp just fornothing tohappenSpankedyou andleftbruisesThey have nospacialawareness/invades yourpersonal spaceNot allowedto haveopinions onthings theylikeNothing youdid was everenough forthemThey getextremelymad whenyou correct orcriticise themDefendingyourself istalkingbackChronicselfdoubtExtremelyhypocriticalWasemotionally/physicallyabsent duringthe worst pointsin your lifeConstantlycorrects andcriticisesyouVerylow selfesteemDoesn’tbelieve yourphysicaldisabilitiesOnlycomplimentsyou when theysee themselvesin youEarly memoriesinclude yellingmatchesbetweenparentsThey neverbelieveyou’re tellingthe truthNotunderstandingboundaries bcyours wereneverrespectedThemexistingtriggersyouHolds ontochildhoodmistakes anduses them asammunitionThinks theyknoweverythingabouteverything“I don’t wantyou to turnout like yourmom/dad.”Threatenedto hurt youphysically insome wayThey refuse toinconveniencethemselvesfor youThey don’tunderstandwhy you won’tspend timewith themAskedsomeone forhelp just fornothing tohappenSpankedyou andleftbruisesThey have nospacialawareness/invades yourpersonal spaceNot allowedto haveopinions onthings theylikeNothing youdid was everenough forthemThey getextremelymad whenyou correct orcriticise themDefendingyourself istalkingbackChronicselfdoubtExtremelyhypocriticalWasemotionally/physicallyabsent duringthe worst pointsin your lifeConstantlycorrects andcriticisesyouVerylow selfesteemDoesn’tbelieve yourphysicaldisabilitiesOnlycomplimentsyou when theysee themselvesin youEarly memoriesinclude yellingmatchesbetweenparentsThey neverbelieveyou’re tellingthe truthNotunderstandingboundaries bcyours wereneverrespectedThemexistingtriggersyouHolds ontochildhoodmistakes anduses them asammunitionThinks theyknoweverythingabouteverything“I don’t wantyou to turnout like yourmom/dad.”Threatenedto hurt youphysically insome wayThey refuse toinconveniencethemselvesfor you

CPTSD Abusive Parent Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. They don’t understand why you won’t spend time with them
  2. Asked someone for help just for nothing to happen
  3. Spanked you and left bruises
  4. They have no spacial awareness/ invades your personal space
  5. Not allowed to have opinions on things they like
  6. Nothing you did was ever enough for them
  7. They get extremely mad when you correct or criticise them
  8. Defending yourself is talking back
  9. Chronic self doubt
  10. Extremely hypocritical
  11. Was emotionally/ physically absent during the worst points in your life
  12. Constantly corrects and criticises you
  13. Very low self esteem
  14. Doesn’t believe your physical disabilities
  15. Only compliments you when they see themselves in you
  16. Early memories include yelling matches between parents
  17. They never believe you’re telling the truth
  18. Not understanding boundaries bc yours were never respected
  19. Them existing triggers you
  20. Holds onto childhood mistakes and uses them as ammunition
  21. Thinks they know everything about everything
  22. “I don’t want you to turn out like your mom/dad.”
  23. Threatened to hurt you physically in some way
  24. They refuse to inconvenience themselves for you