createdequal Posted August 21, 2019 Group: Catholic Followers: 3 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 591 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 96 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/05/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted August 21, 2019 I am just wondering the % of people who think/feel/know they were abused as children? Abuse is a subjective term a lot of the time. But I speak of objective abuse: being slapped hard, being denied necessary food/water as punishment, etc. I ask because whatever happens to us in childhood affects who we are at our core.. and affects us the rest of our lives.. shapes our destiny in so many ways 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoniSteele Posted September 18, 2019 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 130 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 124 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/17/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted September 18, 2019 On 8/21/2019 at 4:04 PM, createdequal said: I am just wondering the % of people who think/feel/know they were abused as children? Abuse is a subjective term a lot of the time. But I speak of objective abuse: being slapped hard, being denied necessary food/water as punishment, etc. I ask because whatever happens to us in childhood affects who we are at our core.. and affects us the rest of our lives.. shapes our destiny in so many ways I remember definite physical and emotional abuse from my Dad. He delighted in putting me down and humiliating me, especially in front of others. However,my heart breaks for Him because he died without knowing Jesus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
createdequal Posted September 18, 2019 Group: Catholic Followers: 3 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 591 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 96 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/05/2019 Status: Offline Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 1 hour ago, JoniSteele said: I remember definite physical and emotional abuse from my Dad. He delighted in putting me down and humiliating me, especially in front of others. However,my heart breaks for Him because he died without knowing Jesus. that is very sad Actually, we do not know who dies without knowing JEsus because at the very last minute he could have turned to Jesus. Death has a way of forcing people to think of Jesus. I think all instinctively know that He is our Judge, whether one tangibly follows Him or not. I know what you feel when you say you were the victim of being put down.. I assume you mean: constantly? One of my parents did that, but there was no physical abuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoniSteele Posted September 18, 2019 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 15 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 130 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 124 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/17/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted September 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, createdequal said: that is very sad Actually, we do not know who dies without knowing JEsus because at the very last minute he could have turned to Jesus. Death has a way of forcing people to think of Jesus. I think all instinctively know that He is our Judge, whether one tangibly follows Him or not. I know what you feel when you say you were the victim of being put down.. I assume you mean: constantly? One of my parents did that, but there was no physical abuse I hope my Dad died knowing Jesus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
createdequal Posted September 18, 2019 Group: Catholic Followers: 3 Topic Count: 62 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 591 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 96 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/05/2019 Status: Offline Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, JoniSteele said: I hope my Dad died knowing Jesus. I hope so also. One of the most painful things in our lives is the thought that a loved one won't be in Heaven. And yet we have to trust that God is just.. and not let it get us down. I have been there, can't say I have totally stopped thinking about.. certain people I know who have died but still, it is good to put such things out of our minds because we are powerless re such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauJangles Posted September 18, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 44 Topic Count: 229 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 10,900 Content Per Day: 2.93 Reputation: 12,145 Days Won: 68 Joined: 02/13/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1954 Share Posted September 18, 2019 On 8/21/2019 at 1:04 PM, createdequal said: I am just wondering the % of people who think/feel/know they were abused as children? Raising a hand here, both my sister and I were abused. That can be freely admitted here and now. My father had been strict and loving, but when alcohol entered into the family portrait, everything spun out of control. My mother got the worst end of the physical aspect, my sister and I had more than our fair share. My dad once drunk, became a monster after his nightly 12 pack of Olympia beer. Thank God, he left home three years later and the abuse stopped. The after effects of post traumatic stress disorder remains t0 this day. Other unrelated events occurred that added to it. That's another topic that I'll opt out at this point. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauJangles Posted September 18, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 44 Topic Count: 229 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 10,900 Content Per Day: 2.93 Reputation: 12,145 Days Won: 68 Joined: 02/13/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1954 Share Posted September 18, 2019 38 minutes ago, JoniSteele said: I hope my Dad died knowing Jesus. That's one thing I can be thankful to God for. My father passed from this world with Jesus in his heart. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted September 18, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 18, 2019 I was not abused as a child. I felt loved by my parents. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted September 18, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 18, 2019 3 hours ago, BeauJangles said: Raising a hand here, both my sister and I were abused. That can be freely admitted here and now. My father had been strict and loving, but when alcohol entered into the family portrait, everything spun out of control. My mother got the worst end of the physical aspect, my sister and I had more than our fair share. My dad once drunk, became a monster after his nightly 12 pack of Olympia beer. Thank God, he left home three years later and the abuse stopped. The after effects of post traumatic stress disorder remains t0 this day. Other unrelated events occurred that added to it. That's another topic that I'll opt out at this point. I am so very sorry for the pain you endured. My mother was an alcoholic but she was not abusive. She was a very sweet lady and loved by many. Although she was very sick. She died from the alcoholism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauJangles Posted September 18, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 44 Topic Count: 229 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 10,900 Content Per Day: 2.93 Reputation: 12,145 Days Won: 68 Joined: 02/13/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1954 Share Posted September 18, 2019 4 hours ago, missmuffet said: I am so very sorry for the pain you endured. My mother was an alcoholic but she was not abusive. She was a very sweet lady and loved by many. Although she was very sick. She died from the alcoholism. Thanks, Miss. I appreciate your compassion. My father also passed away prematurely from alcohol abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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