Man’s Life Is Ruined After He Hits His 8 Y.O. Niece, Years Later His Daughter Can’t Let It Go
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Ugnė Bulotaitė and Monika Pašukonytė
Bored Panda
We all know what a terrible thing abuse is. It not only damages a person’s body and overall health, but it creates mental scars too. And the thing about one’s mental health is that sometimes it likes to trick people. For example, convince them that something bad that’s happening to them, like abuse, isn’t so bad. And sometimes, even years later, they still can’t shake off this way of thinking.
A woman from today’s story is a perfect example of that – her dad used to abuse her, but she seems to underestimate his wrongdoings and blames her cousin for the way her abuser’s life turned out.
One day, the author lost it and harshly told their cousin that they don’t regret “ruining” her abusive dad’s life
The post author’s aunt used to be married to a guy called John, and together they had a daughter Abby. John was hated by the whole OP’s family, as he had a bad temper, was aggressive, and not to mention a drunk.
Bored Panda reached out to a counselor and therapist Lia Huynh (check out her YouTube channel!) and family therapist Dr. Jane Greer to talk a little bit more about aggressive and abusive parents.
Lia said that there are a lot of different signs that parents are abusive towards children since abuse can not only be violent, but emotional, sexual, or simply in a form of neglect. Dr. Greer said, “Recognizing signs of child abuse and neglect is crucial for early intervention and protection.”
Since today we’re largely talking about physical abuse, both our interviewees distinguished that typically there are signs that might suggest that the kids are getting physically abused.
