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Dr. Kangaroo wrote: CTrent29 wrote: Nope. Henry didn't think Regina loved him because of her strictness and the whole therapy with Archie. And the Pilot establishes that both of those things pre-date the month he had with the book by a mile.

Henry IS A CHILD. He doesn't know any better. Since when is raising a child strictly about stroking that child's ego and being buddies? Sometimes, a parent has to be strict. Henry was too damn immature to realize this. And I"m beginning to wonder that many viewers of this show are, as well.  And Henry began behaving in a hostile manner when he learned about the curse, because of that book.  At the time, Regina did not know this and was at a loss about what to do about his behavior.  That's why Henry ended up in therapy with Archie.  This is your idea of abusive behavior.

How many adults post on this board? If there are many adults, I weep for our country's future generation. Because right now, we have a bunch of Mildred Pierces raising children. Actually, it was said in one of the first few episodes (don't ask me which, I think episode 2 or 3, but it could be the pilot too) that Henry was in therapy before he had the book...

Before or after the book, Henry was already noticing a great deal in Storybrooke. . . especially the fact that he seemed to be the only one who was aging. The only real sign that Regina was mistreating him was his own anger that she was lying to him and his immature belief that she never loved him.

He pulled this same stunt with Emma a few years later. He realized something odd was going on in Storybrooke and that Emma was lying to him. Henry lost his temper and eventually decided to run away. Only Hook stopped him.