I left my abusive marriage when my daughter was 2 and now she's 8 and asking why we don't have a dad like other families and I don't know how to explain without damaging her image of her father.
More people experience this than they realize.
A protective parent faces the challenge of being honest about family circumstances while preserving their child's psychological safety regarding their other parent.
“Where Are You with Trauma-informed parenting?”
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