Warrant issued for arrest of Vikings' Peterson (Trigger Warning: Graphic description of child abuse)

[freshwest]

27. You made the right choice for you. I think some haven't comprehended their own wounds, but you have.

I've seen families where this went on generations, and perverse as it sounds, the abusers say they are protecting their kids this way from a worse fate.

Which means they haven't understood what was done to them was wrong they don't want to lose the illusion of love.

I've heard the process of stopping the abuse is like a person falling from a building, wind rushing by, and trying to change their clothing at the same time. Trying to change while in the midst of an emotional turmoil they relive over and over.

And more respect needs to be shown to those who choose to not have kids, or not get married, or whatever. The old saying is we should be kind because unknown to us, the person we meet make be going through something terrible. We just can't see it.

I'm not condoning or excusing his doing this, but the hard reality for those who want an easy solution such as tearing the family apart, cannot afford the money to be sure there will never be any more abuse. I don't know if the man will get prison or not, but this may set into motion with willingness on all parts, a a solution for them.

Much pain in this world, inflicted for no reason it appears, just repetition. Thanks for your story.