They are our parents and we will never stop loving them. When we become adults we also understand that they did the best they could with the little information they had.

bief57

This really bothers me too, but I try to remind myself that it's probably a coping mechanism. Most of us love our parents and it would be really hard to reconcile that with believing that they were abusive.

Once again, I applaud the heroic choices you've made.

culture

Arguments for not having kids?

roytheholographicuniverse

>  "they hit me and I'm fine"

This really bothers me too, but I try to remind myself that it's probably a coping mechanism. Most of us love our parents and it would be really hard to reconcile that with believing that they were abusive.

Once again, I applaud the heroic choices you've made.