Most people associate childhood with comfort. With bedtime stories, safe arms, and being told they’re loved just for existing. But not everyone grows up that way. For some, childhood was a constant calculation – figuring out which version of their mother they’d face, and how to survive her.
According to the Mayo Clinic, “emotional child abuse means injuring a child’s self-esteem or emotional well-being. It includes verbal and emotional assault – such as continually belittling or berating a child – as well as isolating, ignoring or rejecting a child.”
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