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When you realize you've inherited your family's capacity for violence

I finally told my therapist about my grandfather's violence and she asked if I've ever hit my kids and the honest answer made me sick to my stomach

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're facing the terrifying possibility that trauma you experienced has shaped you into someone capable of perpetuating harm.

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