There was terrible conflict between his mother and grandmother. A psychologist once told me that for a boy being in the middle of a conflict between two women is the worst possible situation. There is always a desire to please each one. For those pathetic little pseudo-psychologists with no lives and no clue, allow me to enlighten you. The word abuse has more than just one definition.
Abuse is something that can vary in degrees.
Yes, there is sexual abuse , physical abuse and emotional abuse , the latter being the least damaging on a superficial level, but potentially as damaging in the long run. Because I suggested that Bill was abused emotionally , doesn't mean that his mother or grandmother intended or meant to abuse him deliberately . The same way, Arianna, that your husband's coming out of the closet and your own broken marriage might not intentionally inflict emotional abuse upon your daughters but may have an unintended negative impact on them. Unless you are willing to admit that every decision you have made has been purely and solely about their well being and not your feelings and your needs. Many of you are stupid enough to think I was unstrategic enough to have made a mistake by speaking to Talk .