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I hate to hear that. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #1
Thank you for posting this! nt Logical Sep 2014 #2
Damn indie9197 Sep 2014 #3
Thank you. I'm sick of the abuse-deniers/enablers who've been posting that being hit pnwmom Sep 2014 #4
I believe you and the fear you have of beating your own kids. Cleita Sep 2014 #5
My sister tells me that my hearing loss is due to my mother's smaking me in the head. NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #6
I am the only one of five sisters chervilant Sep 2014 #7
Thank you for reminding me of Alice Miller BanzaiBonnie Sep 2014 #18
It took me almost forty years chervilant Sep 2014 #21
I have established chervilant Sep 2014 #24
more anecdotal evidence Cartoonist Sep 2014 #8
Kick, kick, kick! Heidi Sep 2014 #9
I was beaten, etc. as a kid. I never saw it coming. It changed me neurologically and socially. freshwest Sep 2014 #10
omg............you are me Demonaut Sep 2014 #12
Oh, and I edited it... Now tell me if it's still you. freshwest Sep 2014 #13
in almost every aspect except the age of 15 I no longer had asscociation with my abuser Demonaut Sep 2014 #15
Mine died when I was 13. So for all time, 'the argument was over.' Yes, I'm always for the underdog. freshwest Sep 2014 #16
best therapy I've had in years.....thanks! Demonaut Sep 2014 #17
I like what you've written here Tsiyu Sep 2014 #14
freshwest, I'm sorry that happened to you BanzaiBonnie Sep 2014 #19
I agree, BanzaiBonnie. Heidi Sep 2014 #20
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Great post. thanks for posting that. nt raccoon Sep 2014 #23
Hitting a four-year-old is completely unnecessary. JDPriestly Sep 2014 #11
I know where you come from. deafskeptic Sep 2014 #25
it wasn't all verbal abuse. deafskeptic Sep 2014 #26
I was only abusively switched once, and because of it, will never spank my own kids. moriah Sep 2014 #27
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