Ooh yikes but most family therapists will say a mother *should* have done more to protect her children from an abusive father. To not do more has a name and it’s “enabler” and it can be as bad as the abuser psychologically. So have to disagree with you there. Also, most family therapists will tell you it is very strictly the spouse’s duty to moderate the relationship between his wife and his family. So I do think Harry should have done more at the beginning, such as eased her in, educated her more, etc. In the end, he did the right thing by choosing her and getting out of the situation.
My point is that we need to lay the blame for abuse with the people choosing to abuse.
Harry could have done more but he wasn’t the one abusing her and we should hold THEM (the firm and the tabloid media) responsible for their own behaviour.
Maybe Harry could have educated her more but I don’t think it is fair to squarely place a huge bunch of blame on his shoulders.
That’s kind of like saying a mother should have done more to protect her children from their abusive father.
Yes he could have done more but the systems of power and abuse are so much bigger than both of them.
Ooh yikes but most family therapists will say a mother *should* have done more to protect her children from an abusive father. To not do more has a name and it’s “enabler” and it can be as bad as the abuser psychologically. So have to disagree with you there. Also, most family therapists will tell you it is very strictly the spouse’s duty to moderate the relationship between his wife and his family. So I do think Harry should have done more at the beginning, such as eased her in, educated her more, etc. In the end, he did the right thing by choosing her and getting out of the situation.
Sure, I agree with you.
My point is that we need to lay the blame for abuse with the people choosing to abuse.
Harry could have done more but he wasn’t the one abusing her and we should hold THEM (the firm and the tabloid media) responsible for their own behaviour.