Being raised by a very difficult parent can make it very challenging for you to weather the ups and downs of parenting your own children. Here are five major ways that being raised by a difficult parent can affect how you respond to your kids. 1. Flexibility is difficult for you. Whether we are talking about a change in schedule, or your children’s behavior being unpredictable, switching from the “parent” role to the “partner” role on date nights, or dealing with a child’s seeming change of pers