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==Deny, Blame and Minimize== | ==Deny, Blame and Minimize== | ||
* do not take concerns of abuse seriously | * do not take concerns of abuse seriously | ||
* repeatedly say the abuse is not happening | * repeatedly say the abuse is not happening and it's all imaginary | ||
* shift blame and responsibility to something or someone else | * shift blame and responsibility to something or someone else | ||
* make light of the abuse as if it | * make light of the abuse, as if it' not a big deal | ||
* say the victim is the victimizer, turn around the offense | * say the victim is the victimizer, turn around the offense | ||
* ignore the harm or the results of abuse | |||
* conveniently change the narrative or pretend to forget what happened | |||
==Use Children== | ==Use Children== | ||
* do not give mothers power over decisions that impact their own children | * do not give mothers power over decisions that impact their own children |