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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am one of three girls.  Each of my two sisters have felony-level convictions for child abuse -- one sexual, one physical abuse and neglect.  I'm always afraid that if people find out, they will automatically assume I abuse my DC as well and report me to CPS on general principle.  For the record, I never never have and never would.  I don't even yell at him, it feels like the first step down the slippery slope.  I went to a counselor for months before he was born to learn positive, healthy discipline techniques so I could be as sure as I could not to hurt him in any way -- including spoiling him.  My parents are really distraught that I won't let either of my sisters so much as meet my child, they feel like I'm way over-reacting.  Maybe I am but I don't know how else to handle my fears of them having any contact with him.[/quote]

You are not over-reacting at all.  I don't know why your parents aren't taking your side.  I would never EVER let people like your two sister near my kids either.  It's hard to believe that any mom could abuse her children that way, let alone sexually abuse  :shock: But I know it happens and kudos to you for taking steps to ensure that you don't fall into the same sort of behavior.  Just curious, were you or your sisters abused as children?  I often wonder how accurate the whole abusee-becomes-abuser theory is.  My sisters and I were physically and emotionally abused as children but I am the only one who now has kids.  Having a child has amplified how terrible my parents were and I refuse to be like them.  As for my sisters, neither one of them ever wants to have kids.  My parents see my children only when supervised and there will be no spending the weekend with grandma and grandpa with them!![/quote]

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