The worst punishment I faced was being hit across my face by an adult man when I was nine turning ten. More than once. Being hit by a man in anger. With a temper. It instilled a fear in me that has never gone away. Even now, if a man displays aggression or temper, I cannot be in that person’s company. A man is physically stronger than a woman. Cold hard fact that we cannot physically defend ourselves. If a man wants to physically hurt a woman, he generally is able to.
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What shameful treatment! Not only as an adult to a child.
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Thank you. There are people treated much worse, that’s the sad part!
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It is very sad.
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That’s awful, Vonita. Nobody should ever have to live through that experience.
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Thanks, Mark! There are others experiencing far worse xx
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That is awful and the truth is that it was thought of as punishment but we now know that it was actually abuse.
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Thank you for your empathy, there are others that experience far worse xx
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A sobering reminder of how vulnerable children are.
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Yes, very true, thank you. Also the impact that our words can have on children, sometimes we are not always conscious of it xx
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OMG! Painful…. Luckily neither have my parents ever raised their hand on me nor I to my Children….
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That’s good to hear me! It could have been worse for me I guess, but that was bad enough xx
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I’m so sorry you went through this Vonita. It is heartbreaking to imagine the children and women and men too sometimes that are being physically and verbally abused. Especially the little children with no way out.
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Thank you, Holly. Mine were only a few incidents, there are others that go through far worse xx
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yes, it’s true Vonita, we don’t know what all goes on behind closed doors. Makes my heart ache.
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It’s a shame that some men can hurt a woman who is quite defenseless against such action. I was taught by my parents to love and care for a woman…
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Good to hear, Ompong! Sadly not all men have been taught that 😘
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And he’s probably a coward, too.
Sadly, many men were raised in an era when physical punishment was not just tolerated but recommended. But even then, there were those who believed that they should do their best to keep it to a controlled minimum. And there were those who used it as an excuse to pamper to their own egos.
It’s so good that we been enlightened. But, sadly, only those who maintained control have allowed that enlightenment to change their ways. The egotistical cowards are still around.
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Thank you for sharing these thoughts. Yes, it’s good that times have changed.
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