When the victim's children blame the victim for breaking up the family, it's doubly painful. And really tricky to navigate because the survivor has to try to speak the truth without unduly denigrating the abuser, and remain a good parent who loves, nurtures, educates and appropriately disciplines the kids — all things that the abuser… Continue reading When the kids blame the victim too
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Spot the Abuserese
I noticed this news story the other day: Man Banned From All Walmarts for Life [Internet Archive link]. This video and much of the news coverage portrays this guy as a disabled penny-pincher who loves taking his grandma to Walmart. I viewed the video and I heard something entirely different. I heard abuserese. He blames price-matching… Continue reading Spot the Abuserese
