[ SECRET POST #2684 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2684 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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07. [WARNING for abuse/child abuse]



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08. [WARNING for depression]



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09. [WARNING for eating disorders]



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10. [WARNING for rape]



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12. [WARNING for sexual abuse]



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Comments

[beverlykatz]

While the people upthread are correct in saying that there's no "real"/right way to deal with child abuse and that the authors may just be dealing with their own abuse, I still agree with you. 99% of the time it's poorly written and shows that the author (almost) definitely doesn't know anything about actual abuse. This carries over into a lot of pop culture portrayals of child abuse, too.

The abuser(s) are often portrayed as ultimate chaotic evil types who like to hurt children for the hell of it, beating or molesting their child because... fun? The child is reduced to tears, acts much younger/older than they really are (which can and does happen in real life, but it smacks more of an author who doesn't know how kids behave at different ages), and generally seems to have popped out of a 90s after-school special on abuse. The long-term ramifications are incredibly detrimental and always visible; flashbacks that end with the victim in the fetal position, being soothed by Love Interest A, are particularly common. Any victim who claims to be over the abuse is either deliberately lying or repressing the trauma. (Good thing the healing peen/vageen is all-powerful!)

Again, I know people can use fic to handle their own issues, but it's a lot more common for it to be used as a source of cheap drama or a trauma to handwave away personality flaws.

(Slightly OT, but one of the best depictions of an abusive parent I've ever seen is Mr. Lahey, Isaac's father from Teen Wolf. I'm not a huge fan of the show overall, but the scene from the first scene where they were eating dinner was absolutely spot-on. I was trembling afterwards. It could have been taken straight out of my own childhood.)