@WilliamGrobman - I'm impressed at how moderate your response is here. Had you used the same moderate tone in your answer, it would not have been deleted. As I said, labeling the wife's behavior ("extremely psychologically abusive") is not within how I interpret the Be Nice policy you referenced in the beginning of the post.
As an example, raising a boy as a girl can be understood as being far from in the best interests of child without the implications of labels.