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Tiffany's avatar

I'm watching him do this with our daughter too. Abuse then be the best daddy. She's starting to have amnesia for the times of abuse. It's so hard to watch.

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Shadows of Control's avatar

I hear you! It's heartbreaking to see your child go through the exact same thing. My son is getting it from his father too. We have to just keep being that stable, consistent, loving force in their lives that they can rely on 💛

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Tiffany's avatar

Especially when you realize the system is broken and can't actually help! You're writing the posts I wish I had the capacity to write. Thank you.

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Claire Pichel, LCSW, PMH-C's avatar

I see this with my husband too. It’s like he has amnesia when it comes to his parents’ manipulations and harmful behavior. I have to remind him that’s it’s actually a pattern, or that it actually happened. Forgetting or minimizing is a trauma response he learned in childhood.

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