Acceptance: Many survivors get to a stage where they accept that there will be no change. They put strong boundaries in place around what they will and won’t tolerate, they have learned to protect themselves and they choose to maintain some contact with abusive parents – but this time on the survivor’s terms. In my years of knowing many other survivors – particularly though Pandora’s Aquarium, I have come to see what I can only describe as a beautiful and extraordinary grace. These survivors accept the flaws of abusive parents, and are able to show kindness – but no longer at their own expense. Of course for some survivors, continued interaction with an abusive parent is extremely dangerous physically or psychologically, and it is necessary to cut off completely. But some survivors are able not to do this, for good reasons.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:37:55 +0000
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