Is this emotional abuse?
By bjskid
@bjskid (322)
United States
February 10, 2007 2:55pm CST
First off, this isn't necessaliry my experience. Please don't give me any advice or anything, I just want to know whether this emotional abuse or not.
- Father tells child she is useless and will probably end up working at MCDonalds for the rest of her life.
- Father gets drunk and constatly scolds child for little things in brutal ways. Example: "You never f***ing do anything you useless piece of sh**!"
- Father gets angry at night and threatens to slit daughter's throat
- Father uses comments such as, "Might as well kill you all!"
- Father criticizes daughter's appearence. Example: Isulting her hair, calling her fat, etc.
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6 responses
@samtaylorskykierajen (7977)
• Canada
10 Feb 07
Yes this would definitely be emotional abuse . Emotional abuse is when you say something that could have drastic effects to the person self worth and how they feel about what they have done . Using this type of language is never necessary and would not make anyone feel good about themselves as a person .
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@embattledsparkle (1072)
• United States
10 Feb 07
Yes, this DEFINATELY emotional abuse. Just because people have kids, doesn't mean they have the right to emotionally abuse them. I don't think that parents can get their kids taken away if they emotionally abuse them... My Mom was both physically and emotionally abused as a kid so this hits close to home.
Anyone who emotionally abuses by how you mentioned needs to talk to a shrink, or jump off a cliff. Either one would be fine with me.
@XxAngelxX (2830)
• Canada
10 Feb 07
This is most definitely emotional abuse. The father clearly needs some professional help. Any type of insult is emotional abuse and there is never a good reason for speaking to anyone let alone a child, in this manner. I sincerely hope this isn't your situation.
@Only1Andrea (796)
• United States
10 Feb 07
Yes, there is not a question that this is emotional abuse.
