Quotes tagged ‘Abusive Parents’

“I remember the first smoke I ever had. Me and my brother huddled in the garage puffing on one of my dad's Lucky Strikes. He must have smelled the smoke, because he came barging in looking to beat up on us. But my brother got between us. Said he stole them. Wasn't true. It was me. But that was my bro…”

— Curtis Gwinn, The Governor, David Morrissey, imdb.com

“If you’re an adult and life’s been good to you, and then something bad happens, that sort of injures a little piece of the whole structure. But toxic stress in childhood from abandonment or chronic violence has pervasive effects on the capacity to pay attention, to learn, to see where other people a…”

— Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk, sideeffectspublicmedia.org

“i hate it when adults scream ‘do you really think it’ll be just so easy on your own?!’ like bitch i know it’s going to be a hell of a lot harder without your financial support but like… do you have any idea how much healthier i will be emotionally once im out of a house where im constantly belittled…”

— mental-ch-illness.tumblr.com, mental-ch-illness.tumblr.com

“Learn to cease seeking approval from your parents.”

— Sade Andria Zabala, thoughtcatalog.com

“News flash: nobody who disrespects you deserves your respect. Nobody who doesn’t love you deserves your love.”

— Sade Andria Zabala, thoughtcatalog.com

“I’m realizing that a good relationship with my parents will always require doing exactly what they say.”

— Anonymous, facebook.com

“If you live with monsters, you’ll become monstrous. This can be good and it can be bad. You need to keep your perspective and know when it’s time to quit a bad scene.”

— Adam Gnade, amazon.com

“There was little respect in your family for your personal belongings, either, which are an extension of our personal boundaries. Our parents may have sold, thrown out, or given away without your knowledge or consent things that belonged to you. This lack of respect left you with an unstable sense of…”

— Steven Farmer, amazon.com

“Direct control usually involves intimidation and is frequently humiliating. Your feelings and needs must be subordinated to those of your parents. You are dragged into a bottomless pit of ultimatums. Your opinion is worthless; your needs and desires are irrelevant. The imbalance of power is tremendo…”

— Susan Forward, Craig Buck, amazon.com