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I Hate Child Abuse

I am forever perplexed by the 'observation' that those who have been abused are apparently more likely to abuse others later in their own lives. I think it more likely that they would be even more determined to do their bit to stop it happening to anyone else. This is usually part of what keeps them positive about going forward, and the driver behind seeking justice against the abuser. To saddle them with the probability that they too are likely to abuse must be the ultimate hurt.
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That may be true for those who get help or counseling in working through that kind of trauma. Otherwise we tend to do what we know, and react the way our childhood conditioned us. I know several wonderful men who are great fathers but had either abusive or absent fathers themselves. And they [b]did [/b] resolve not to visit upon their children and wives their own experiences, but most had help in reaching that point, where they learned that they didn't have to replicate what they'd witnessed.