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catrose

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32. When I was young, I was taught

Reply to Cha (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 4, 2018, 10:07 AM

Jul 2018

"You want to know how your boyfriend will treat you? Look at how he treats his sisters, his mother, and especially his exes. He'll treat you the same way."

And a common refrain was, "How would you feel if someone treated you like that?"

Not that everything I was taught came from the fount of wisdom, but I really don't understand "I never realized how hateful this group was until I became the subject of their abuse."

I'm glad he woke up, but I'm not encouraged that many others will.

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