(book) A Child Called "It"

wolf · 10-21-2006, 08:01 PM

One child in a family does not get singled out as a scapegoat as far as a consistent, lifelong pattern of abuse is concerned. If one is abused they are all abused.

The other side of things, of course, is that if one child claims abuse as an adult and makes a mint on a series of books, the other children in the family are not believed when they say nothing happened, and are told that they are "in denial" or "repressing."

footfootfoot · 10-21-2006, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by wolf

One child in a family does not get singled out as a scapegoat as far as a consistent, lifelong pattern of abuse is concerned. If one is abused they are all abused.

That's odd, because I know a guy who claims just the opposite happened to him. Does that take into account the read-headed stepchild?

When I first heard the story from my friend, I thought it a little odd that an abuser would single someone out and not just be an "all around" abusive type. So, should I doubt the veracity of his story?

10-21-2006, 08:01 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	One child in a family does not get singled out as a scapegoat as far as a consistent, lifelong pattern of abuse is concerned. If one is abused they are all abused. The other side of things, of course, is that if one child claims abuse as an adult and makes a mint on a series of books, the other children in the family are not believed when they say nothing happened, and are told that they are "in denial" or "repressing." __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

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