Originally Posted By: Princess Lenora
"Usually it's drugs, alcohol, immaturity, poverty, or just plain craziness"
This is a stereo type that only perpetuates the myth that abuse does not occur in "my back yard." Especially offensive is implied notion that if a family is poor then there is more likely abuse occurring in the family.


Gee, I wasn't aware that drug or alcohol abuse, or mental illness, or family dysfunction were confined to poor people, or 'other' people, but if you want to take it that way, I'm sorry for being so imprecise. And with that I will bow out of this thread. Sorry.