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When protection becomes control

My son has been asking to meet his biological father for two years but his father is a violent addict who destroyed our lives, and I do not know if I am protecting my son or controlling him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love and fear intertwine so completely that we can no longer distinguish between keeping someone safe and keeping them from their own choices.

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