Misty Rae
Feb 24, 2022

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I'm not a PK, but my mother was what I would consider an overly devout Baptist who took "spare the rod, spoil the child literally." I think religious trauma is more common than we realize. Not only is there the stifling of questions (children are supposed to ask questions, by the way, it's how they learn), but in my home, at least and I suspect others, there was a constant pressure of never being good enough. I could never believe hard enough, I could never be good enough. Not to mention telling children that if they don't attain this unrealistic standard that they're going to a horrible place of eternal damnation, fire and torture. Yeah, all that can absolutely traumatize a kid.

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Misty Rae
Misty Rae

Written by Misty Rae

6X Top Writer. Former legal eagle. Wife, mother, nature lover, chef, writer and all-around free spirit . https://ko-fi.com/mistyrae

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