Cults work by coercive control to brainwash people. They subtly do it using tactics including lovebombing, isolation, limiting information, sleep deprivation and getting blackmail material to gain total control over the person’s mind and body. It’s the same process a domestic abuse perp uses, but they have more resources at their disposal, making it even harder to break free

I’ve said repeatedly that I don’t agree with Luigi being idolised as he potentially murdered someone. Murdering someone isn’t ok

Yep I’ve said politically unpopular things and never even got warned

Yep or they’re just abusive/neglectful parents. Surely the staff member must have told colleagues they’d collected the kids? You don’t just do it on a whim, there’s procedures, laws and policies in place so managers must have known. And NONE of them realised the child was in the car?

I know it’s horrifying. This isn’t a momentary lapse there’s no defence for it. It’s so bad I’m wondering if it’s deliberate

That’s a great photo

They used to sell illegal ciggies in the UK don’t know if they still do

Just fyi sex workers or escorts is a better term

Yes exactly. There’s a complete difference between mob justice and say, driver waving weapon screaming “I’ll kill you all”

I suggest popping into !dadforaminute@lemmy.world they’ll know. They gave me belting DIY advice recently

You just answered the question perfectly

Yep. The old “I’m so cool I only listen to people so unknown that even they don’t know who they are” crew

I’m British just reading this thread and shaking my head. Can’t fathom these stories.

I’ll have you know I live in a huge sprawling estate that has been in my family for centuries. For I am a Lady.

It’s like my house but smaller

Never, ever been able to see them but then I’m neurodiverse

“In other news water is still wet, and the sun is still hot”

This needs more upvotes

Not that I know of

Fact that might be useful… research varies on whether psychological abuse or sexual abuse is the most destructive in childhood. Psychological changes how you think, how you attribute meaning to events and you’re ability to regulate your emotions. It’s not just words