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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here and I should clarify... the beatings were not daily. On average, it was like once every few months.  However, we were always in fear, and had no autonomy, or freedom.[/quote]

In my opinion, the threat of being beaten, to a child, can be far more damaging than the actually physical beating.  It's the constant living in fear that does the most long-term damage because your brain kind of rewires.  I believe there have been studies on it.  For children to be in a constant state of fear (like a fight or flight period) is not good developmentally.  It's why children in homes where there is a lot of yelling (not even physical abuse) have an increased likelihood of having issues with anxiety and depression as an adult.

Children should not be in a constant state of fear.  And parents who create an environment that puts their kids in a constant state of fear are abusive -- not just a little abusive, not just bad parents; they're full on abusive.  [/quote]

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