I was gonna say the same. If I had to go back the only change I would make is avoiding the cops, school councilors, relatives, and judges I thought I could trust. Every attempt we made to get away from our mom made the beatings worse.
Thanks for sharing. I never went through anything like that, and it really says a lot that even with an adult mind, you wouldn't know what you could do or want to risk trying. Hope you're doing well now.
Might be different because my abuse was psychological and covert sexual rather than physical. But for me, the inner boundaries I've learned through therapy would make a world of a difference.
If their childhood was anything like mine, the impotence wouldn't be fixed by knowledge.
I was gonna say the same. If I had to go back the only change I would make is avoiding the cops, school councilors, relatives, and judges I thought I could trust. Every attempt we made to get away from our mom made the beatings worse.
Thanks for sharing. I never went through anything like that, and it really says a lot that even with an adult mind, you wouldn't know what you could do or want to risk trying. Hope you're doing well now.
Might be different because my abuse was psychological and covert sexual rather than physical. But for me, the inner boundaries I've learned through therapy would make a world of a difference.