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Spirit said:Maybe so, but these examples would support the idea that he is, at worst, non-supportive, or just clueless about dealing with people, which is not the same thing as being abusive.
Abusive is a serious word which shouldn't be tossed around lightly, and emotional abuse should be used to describe coaches who make their athletes ashamed of themselves, such as convincing them that they're worthless or constantly shaming them about their appearance or who they are.
I saw Tom do nothing on the TV screen that even approached something which could be called abusive. Nagging someone doesn't qualify.
In my first post, I said, "borderline abusive". i didn't mean all out abusive.