Gina, I knew in third grade my fathers abuse affected me. Made my teacher think I avoided him because he was black. I saw it in his eyes, and instantly knew--instantly--"this is what you've done to me, dad."
But as a child I could not affect my life. As an adult I woukd have done different. To avoid abuse as an adult is, in my experience, avoiding the inadvertent abuse of a contemporary.
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