Parents
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What if my Monster only Abused Me?
Maybe I was going to realise this eventually. For all that I have described the details of the abuse I suffered. What if it was just me. What if it was just me, and my family who suffered and experienced… Continue reading
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Boys and their Abused Dads
As a youth worker you get to hear alot of stories and moral panics about abusive or absent Dads, and the effect this has on children. It is often in regard to the behaviour of those children, especially in education… Continue reading
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15 phrases not to say to children of abusive parents
A few months ago I wrote a piece about the myths that surround in regard to parents – myths like ‘Parents love you whatever’ or ‘Mums are so supportive’ that do nothing for anyone who’s experience of parents is vastly… Continue reading
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Surviving Psychopathic Parenting (Part 14): Hiding the Treasure
It wasn’t just the anger switch that I had turn off as a child. It was the happy joy one too. Its my job to bring you down to earth That Parent It was easier to hide that go through… Continue reading
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Surviving Psychopathic Parenting (Part 7): Why I have to thank Roald Dahl (but didn’t realise until last week)
I was wondering a few months ago about whether there was any children story books written to help them see what domestic violence looks like, when it is against them, and by their parents. In Lindsay Gibsons book she refers… Continue reading
James Ballantyne 