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TW// mentions of abuse
River
Posts: 5,299 Part of The Furniture
I can’t help but wonder if my birth parents weren’t bad people or if it was because they couldn’t cope with what me and my siblings wanted like yeah we were what 2 years old - 7 years old maybe we asked for too much maybe just wanting love was too much for them? Maybe that’s what lead them to abusing us?
✨ ℐ 𝒶𝓂 𝒷𝓇𝒶𝓋ℯ. ℐ 𝒶𝓂 𝒷𝓇𝓊𝒾𝓈ℯ𝒹. ℐ 𝒶𝓂 𝓌𝒽ℴ 𝒾𝓂 𝓂ℯ𝒶𝓃𝓉 𝓉ℴ 𝒷ℯ ✨
✨ 𝒯ℋℐ𝒮 ℐ𝒮 ℳℰ ✨
✨ 𝒯ℋℐ𝒮 ℐ𝒮 ℳℰ ✨
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it wasn’t your fault. You were so young. Even if you needed a lot or misbehaved or whatever, you were just being a child. That doesn’t deserve abuse
Hey @River, thank you for sharing this with us. Echoing with @AnonymousToe says, a child does not deserve abuse, and a parent has no right to abuse a child. Being stressed about parenthood doesn't excuse that at all. Please don't blame yourself for seeking attention and love from your parent - that's what a young child needs. I wonder, have you spoken to a therapist or counsellor about these feelings? We're here to support you.