Very common. Abuse is a patterned behavior, and a person's age is not enough to break the pattern. At 18, you are legally able to separate yourself from the abuse. Changing the abuser has historically proven to be a much more difficult task.
yes it is they dont know how to break the cycle
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That's very true. At times, they may not even recognize their actions for what they really are. Other times, the parents may continually need...
Yes it is. After all, what's changed? Abusive people are angry people for reasons only usually known to them. Sometimes parents don't get along, or sometimes they can actually be jealous of the...
I think a big portion is to recognize that the child is separate from you as a human being and you did not, by some parenting event, cause them to be this way. Don't lay guilt and shame at your door....