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What would you do if your child falsely reported you for abuse?

Have you ever heard those stories where some teen gets upset because mom/dad didn't let them do something, so they called the child services and falsely claimed abuse? Would you be able to forgive your own kid after that?
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It would change their reality, but I'd keep telling myself that they are a product of my upbringing.
NineLives · 41-45, F
What if they were born that way though? I know lots of people think that children are a result of their environment, but that isn't always the case.
I once watched a very interesting movie called "We need to talk about Kevin" and it truly opened my mind to the plight of some parents who sadly end up with a mentally ill child that is not of their doing.
The story is always the same: They TRY their hardest to get the child help, but no one will listen. They just claim the parents must be doing something wrong and wash their hands of it.
@NineLives: I agree completely, but by the time they're old enough to dial a phone, things would have to be known, yes?
NineLives · 41-45, F
@O-sure: Unfortunately by then, nothing will stop them anyway. As an example, there is no cure for narcissism and/or most things on the sociopathy scale.
Children like that are born with something wrong with them. The most "brilliant" killers will tell you that a monster lives inside them and it always has been there.
@NineLives: Well that suks!
@NineLives: i guess I got lucky with my two