12/03/2025
The child seeing how one parent "silently approves" real abuse from others, is one of the most dangerous dynamics.
That pain is like screaming in an echo chamber. It keeps bouncing back at you.
From all sides, a wound that take longer to heal from. It can clear up a lot of confusion around childhood trauma, when you recognize abandonment is not just when someone walks away.* It's also when someone who is meant to protect you, allows others to hurt you*
When you side with someone’s abuser, you’re not “agreeing to disagree.” You’re agreeing with the abuser harming another person & making the survivor pay for it. It may take a survivor time, but the more they heal, the more aware they are of all who play a part in their silence.
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