“Well, my dad smacked my ass, and I turned out okay…” “Yeah, sure, that’s horrible, but I would get whipped when I was bad, and I deserved it…” “Getting smacked for talking back isn’t abuse…”

My Parents Taught Me Their Abuse Was Okay
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Jul 19, 2022

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This. This drives me nuts. Like I’m somehow weaker b/c I see that as abuse.

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Andy Spears

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Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .

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