My kid is at that age (6.5) when my first abuse started. Beaten and sent to sleep somewhere other than my bed, because I lied. And that lie didn’t even matter in the end
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@farah I know it’s not as simple as it sounds, but I found myself on many occasions with my first child, asking myself “What would my parents have done?” Then doing literally the opposite.
Breaking the cycle is hard and important work.
@farah i know you're not alone. i have a friend whose child's experience in youth is looking a lot like his, with an extra helping of transphobia to boot.
@farah I feel this, although my thing is that my dad is really just not present? But I should count how many times a day I do something really boring but think "why didn't my dad do this with me"
@NickGates Oh yeah… that too!
My kid is at that age (6.5) when my first abuse started. Beaten and sent to sleep somewhere other than my bed, because I lied. And that lie didn’t even matter in the end
@farah I can only imagine. Seems like you're ahead of the game just by realizing this fact, though. Hugs to you!
@photovotary I talked about this with my ex therapist. So yeah. Also thanks!