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Surya Gayatri

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5. Welcome to DU, werknot. Thanks for telling your compelling story...

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Tue Dec 18, 2012, 04:23 AM

Dec 2012

I can relate to the "no children" choice. Both my brother (1 yr. younger than me) and I made the conscious choice not to have children.

We were both wise enough to know that we risked repeating the cycle of abuse we'd lived through while growing up.

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This is my first post & its a doozy [View all] werknotgoin2takeit Dec 2012 OP

Welcome to DU. LeftofU Dec 2012 #1

Thank you werknotgoin2takeit Dec 2012 #18

Thank you for a very interesting OP. I think you are right sometimes the nicest sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #2

Thank you werknotgoin2takeit Dec 2012 #11

Welcome to DU! pacalo Dec 2012 #3

I'm glad to be here werknotgoin2takeit Dec 2012 #12

I too have seen contradictions KT2000 Dec 2012 #4

What an inspiring story werknotgoin2takeit Dec 2012 #13

Welcome to DU, werknot. Thanks for telling your compelling story... Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #5

I've read a book called Resilient Adults tavalon Dec 2012 #7

Well, that ship sailed long ago for me, but I still wonder Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #8

Yeah, I actually only had a stepson tavalon Dec 2012 #10

Sometimes it best werknotgoin2takeit Dec 2012 #16

(((Hugs)))! Surya Gayatri Dec 2012 #21

I didn't see the original thread tavalon Dec 2012 #6

Hugs are my favorite werknotgoin2takeit Dec 2012 #17

Thank you for your openness. djean111 Dec 2012 #9

I call them 'toxic people' Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #14

I understand where you are coming from werknotgoin2takeit Dec 2012 #19

Welcome to DU! Fumesucker Dec 2012 #15

Thanks! werknotgoin2takeit Dec 2012 #20