'Verbal abuse' is just a stupid term made up by a stuck-up brat who has nothing else to whine about. →

moonkistforlife:

False.

And if I ever see anything like this on my dash I will throw a bitchfit and write my life fucking story to prove it.

Other atrocious statements I’ve heard:

• Verbal abuse doesn’t hurt as much/matter as much as physical abuse
• You must have really done something wrong/been acting up to deserve that
• Your guardian was just raised differently, go easy on them
• It’s not ‘abuse’, that’s only when you’re physically hurt
• Verbal abuse is worse than physical abuse
• Physical abuse is worse than verbal abuse
• “Verbal abuse” is just a form of discipline, it doesn’t do any long-term damage

Those who believe any of these statements are either not exposed to them, or overly exposed to the point of not understanding that being verbally abused is NOT the norm.

To anyone who willingly and readily believes these statements, I say this:

When you wake up, stand in front of the mirror, pretend that you are your guardian/loved one, and scream at yourself. Tell yourself what a fuck up you are. Tell yourself that you are ugly, that you do not deserve to be loved. Tell yourself that you will amount to nothing, that you ARE nothing, that you disgust everyone around you and that time, money and effort are being wasted on your existence.

Repeat this action every time you walk through any doorway in your home. 

Repeat this action every time you mess up- burning your dinner, forgetting someone’s name, missing the bus, dialing the wrong number, tripping, hurting yourself on accident, etc.

Do this for one year, and then tell me verbal abuse “isn’t a thing”.