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Confronting Past Abuse: A Mother's Parenting Journey

2/19/2026

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Story summary
  • Anna Lee, a Hongkonger in her forties, reflects on how childhood violence affects parenting with two children, aged seven and ten.
  • She notices emotional reactions, including sudden anger and fear of making mistakes, echoing her own experiences of parental abuse.
  • Lee recalls her father's violent discipline, hitting her and her brother with hangers and belts.
  • This realization has prompted her to confront her past and its impact on her parenting.