My mother is literally worse than my father, but of course movies and tv shows love their cliches and never show reality for what it is.

Also wtf is the “Abused child forgive abusive parent and reunite happily ever after” trope, fuck that shit. Abusers do not deserve forgiveness.

I hate writer jesus christ ffs.

Edit: typo

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    I think the sexual stereotypes are is that men hit And women tend to abuse through mental anguish.

    Mental anguish is harder to portray on a screen than someone beating the fuck out of you.

    This little theory, I’ve said you know ignores the fact that neglect is the most common type of abuse.

    The four types of abuse are physical, sexual, mental and neglect. The vast majority of abuse that happens to children is neglect. It’s been a long time since I looked at the numbers, but I’m pretty sure that physical is The least common type of abuse

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      Mental anguish is harder to portray on a screen than someone beating the fuck out of you.

      And when it is portrayed, it’s not as easy to notice. If Everybody Loves Raymond’s Dad started punching his daughter in law everybody would call that abuse, but there are still some people who don’t realize how abusive Ray’s mom actually was.