born to manipulate

Emotional manipulation is one of the first things we learn as humans. Babies are taught/learn by default that their only means of communicating their needs is by crying. This, in turn, creates an emotional response in the nearest adult, who rushes to take care of the child. It is not the baby’s fault that their only way of expressing themselves for the first few months is by bawling their eyes out, but it is a fact. This behavior remains intact throughout childhood, with the more clever amongst us learning new ways to stretch the limits of emotional manipulation until it results in seriously maladjusted adults who need to manipulate others to get their way.