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Old Nov 29, 2011, 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Morgana View Post
**very triggering**



Thought living with my aunt would be better, but she's emotionally abusive and makes excuses for any tiny thing I bring up about my parents, including being bruised for a week from a "spanking." I'm sorry, there is no excuse for that. She makes all our little alters upset, and actually made us split again. At age 23. I did not know that was possible.
Acting like nothing is wrong, is common in dysfunctional families unfortunately.
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