Parental Abuse
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It sometimes feels an effort to have fun – dont you think? well it does for me Nothing is stopping me, I can do what I want, So what cant I? But then I started to realise why… its those voices in my head, the critical ones, the sensible ones…these ones… ‘Are you boys having…
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(More than as as society we would want to admit) Culturally we have a problem with admitting and accepting that birth mothers are abusive. Its bad enough trying to go against the myth that they couldn’t be loving, kind and supportive. Abusive fathers feature in films, books and TV series. I noted one the other…
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Ask yourself the question; ‘What book saved your life’? If you are in anyway spiritual, then it might be likely that a sacred text, the Bible or the Ko’ran might be the book that went some way to saving your life. But aside from a sacred text – can you name a book that ,…
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One of the ways of surviving emotionally immature parenting, in fact possibly the only way is to pretend. Because, unless you fit into the role they have for you, you are in trouble. So, even if you don’t want to do something, you have to pretend, you have to lie to yourself. And every time…
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Dad, Do you think theres an all powerful, sovereign, all knowing, overseeing, higher power, dominating force thats controlling all our lives? Said the front of the Fathers day I sent to my Dad when I was about 13. Inside it read; Yeah, its Mum isn’t it? It was the one occasion probably in my life…
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(This blog is written by James and Christelle to accompany their latest video which is here, in which we ask the same question. We would like to prompt a conversation about this, and would like to hear from you and invite you into the conversation.) This blog is dedicated to those who have supported us…
James Ballantyne 