Compassion is gold. However, I feel uneasy whenever someone makes excuses for a violent behavior by saying they have suffered in their childhood for instance.
When I was a child, I was taught I had to tolerate some abuse because my mother suffered as a child.
I understood that abuse was to be excused whenever an adult acted from their wounded inner child.
Today, such a message makes me angry, especially when it is taught to my own child.
Understanding why someone behaves in an abusive way doesn’t mean that we need to accept the abuse and make excuses. That’s how abusers get away with their abuse.
I couldn’t agree more, thank you so much.