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inspirabull · 07-08-2009, 06:50 PM

It is sad how much of it goes on. We are beginning to know a lot about it. It was not that long ago such things were very private and there was no way to stop the cyclical affects of it. It was locked up in our old male dominated culture like a safe. Abused children become parents and have often continued this sickness in our culture. I believe at the roots of it are two things alcohol and nowadays some kinds of drug abuse: substance abuse number one and equal to number one, anger.
It is up to each and all of us to understand what it is, especially the ones living it.
I have known some very very strong people get tangled up in this. It is not a sign of weakness, it is simply something to deal with that has to be stopped.
I was abused as a child by a stepmother who I later found out had been abused herself. My heart goes out to everyone who has to deal with the effects of abuse. It is an ugly ugly thing and only we can stop it.

07-08-2009, 06:50 PM	#36 (permalink)
inspirabull Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Fairbanks, Cantwell, and Wasilla in Alaska and Longview, Washington. I like it that way. Posts: 189	abuse is a horrible horrible thing It is sad how much of it goes on. We are beginning to know a lot about it. It was not that long ago such things were very private and there was no way to stop the cyclical affects of it. It was locked up in our old male dominated culture like a safe. Abused children become parents and have often continued this sickness in our culture. I believe at the roots of it are two things alcohol and nowadays some kinds of drug abuse: substance abuse number one and equal to number one, anger. It is up to each and all of us to understand what it is, especially the ones living it. I have known some very very strong people get tangled up in this. It is not a sign of weakness, it is simply something to deal with that has to be stopped. I was abused as a child by a stepmother who I later found out had been abused herself. My heart goes out to everyone who has to deal with the effects of abuse. It is an ugly ugly thing and only we can stop it.