Signs Your Teen Is In An Abusive Relationship And How To Address It
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Julia Austin
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Don’t judge
Hatwood brought up the important concept of victim-blaming, which is something she experienced and didn’t want to put her daughter through. “I said to my daughter, ‘When you’re ready to leave, I’m here.’ It was the opposite for me because my friends shut their doors. They thought I was the problem. They said ‘How could you stay?’ rather than ‘Why does he do what he does?’ You have to say ‘You always have a safe place here. I don’t agree with what you’re going through. I love you. You don’t have to go through this. Just pick up the phone and no questions asked.’…We tend to beat the abused down even more, and the beat down is what makes them stay where they are.”
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