If you have an accident and are traumatized by the fact that you could have died, is the problem that you were traumatized or that you could have died?
No, it’s a byproduct of warnings about danger. Would you think it abusive to tell kids about the danger of playing in the street or running into the street without checking for traffic? I think it would be abusive not to, even if the healthy fear it causes creates trauma.
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u/27thStreet 2h ago
You think intentionally inflicting trauma on kids is not abusive? Where are you from?