Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-410526-20160102160723/@comment-4010415-20160103180103

Part of abuse, whether it's physical or emotional, is control. An abuser makes sure they have control over the person they intend to abuse, through whatever means - fear, blackmail, control over that person's living conditions, etc.

Abusers tend to think that there's no way their victim would turn against them because they believe that their victim is completely under their control.

When a parent is the abuser, they tend to think that since they're bigger and older than their kid and have been a source of fear and pain for a long time, the kid wouldn't have the courage to turn on them.