If
we have been brought up by someone
who forces their face close to yours
and hurling the words
'you are a bad boy'
'you are a bad girl'
............................ often
it is not the words we remember but
the snarling lips, the flared nostrils,
the spitting mouth ......
........ and a big feeling that
"I am not ok"
= 'I am bad'
We demonstrate our value/love by .....
our non-verbal communication.
Abused become abused - it is said.