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Apr 2024
39m 17s

TOWS Special: The Cycle of Family Abuse

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Original Air Date: November 1, 1988 A mother discusses the physical and emotional abuse she suffered at the hands of her father and how she later married an abuser. Her four children recall being abused by their father and talk about the effect it’s had on their lives and how they see the pattern in their own lives. Professor and author of The Future as if i ... Show More
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