It’s not normal for a child to be told they should only express guilt or shame if they’ve been hurt right?
Like “Come on, I haven’t beaten you.” Despite me never experiencing true abuse?
I don’t really want to be a person who feels no remorse because they didn’t have it beaten into them that this is wrong.
So now I always feel like my dad is one mess away from punching me in the face, even if he’s never hurt me beyond a light spanking (when I was 5).












