Mid-30s. I was smacked a lot as a child. I have ASD. My parents did not smack me.until advised to by a doctor when I was 2 or 3, because I was just naughty and girls can't be autistic.
So smacked I was. A lot. Often very hard. At least once or twice a week at some points.
My parents are mortified now.... Decades later. Admit it was wrong etc.
But it meant I never felt I could go to them with problems as a child and teen. Bullying, say nothing. Sexual assault, say nothing. Eating disorder, say nothing.
And obviously, that has long standing implications for my life as an adult.
As a mum to a toddler now, it's brining a lot back. Especially how I have no good role model memories for dealing with two year old meltdowns. Learning distract, distract, distract. Which works well. But I've found reflecting on those memories is really painful.
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Being smacked as a child has caused me long lasting harm
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Bibijayne · 13/07/2020 21:56
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