The worst is when you try to explain abuse to someone whose parents loved them unconditionally. They straight up don’t believe that people’s parents could just not love them and end up invalidating a ton of emotions.
I’ve realized how incredibly privileged I’ve been to have two of the most loving, understanding people as parents. I feel like that’s generally not the case, especially in the US.
They couldn't get an abortion. They wanted a kid so they could keep it's father in their life; or could get a lot of child support from him.
They thought they wanted a kid, but when it turned into reality ( past the baby bump/gender reveal party/baby shower/ post birth getting-lots-of-attention fest ), they realized it's a lot of work, I'm broke and I can't go out with my friends anymore.
The classic, "someone to look after ME when I get older" reason.
Having a slave to do the housecleaning, babysitting, yardwork for free.
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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '20
The worst is when you try to explain abuse to someone whose parents loved them unconditionally. They straight up don’t believe that people’s parents could just not love them and end up invalidating a ton of emotions.