{"id":4349,"date":"2016-05-24T07:51:07","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T14:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=4349"},"modified":"2019-05-21T08:33:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T15:33:55","slug":"link-sibling-abuse-real-often-overlooked-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2016\/05\/24\/link-sibling-abuse-real-often-overlooked-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Link &#8211; Sibling Abuse Is Real, And It&#8217;s Often Overlooked In Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2443,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/elitedaily.com\\\/life\\\/sibling-abuse-overlooked-families\\\/1494200&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20250803161654\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.elitedaily.com\\\/life\\\/sibling-abuse-overlooked-families\\\/1494200&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-02 12:53:22&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-03 12:54:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-03 12:54:52&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>What I learned from my story was that an abuser is an abuser.\u00a0There aren\u2019t any hidden terms and conditions on whether or not they are related to you, or laws stating you have to love them due to your shared biology, regardless of their cruelty.\u00a0The truth is it doesn\u2019t matter who they are, all that matters is how they treat you.<\/p>\n<p>One day, in a place far away, you won\u2019t have to live in fear of what they are going to do to you.\u00a0You won\u2019t be known for what happened to you, but rather for how you picked yourself up despite it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is an extra struggle, because for many of us who were abused within the family structure, not only are we trying to find our voice and tell our story, but we are seen as turning on our own family. 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