Media personality Toke Makinwa who recently finalized her divorce with estranged husband Maje Ayida took to social media to weigh in on emotional abuse.
According to her, she wants to raise awareness on the topic as it’s usually overlooked.
Read her series of tweets below…
“I had a chat on my show about emotional abuse yesterday and I have made up my mind to raise awareness on this topic… read next tweets
When people hear emotional abuse they are quick to think man/woman dynamic but do you know parents emotionally abuse their kids too
You hear how some parents talk down on their children, the harsh words used to correct them, magnifying their weakness and in some cases
Some mothers take the frustration of the fathers out on their kids, some fathers in a bid to get back at their wives do the same
You hear of a man divorcing his wife and out of bitterness inflicts the pain on his children, he doesn’t pay school fees….
The woman also out of bitterness of the father leaving takes her anger out on the children words like “you are useless like your father” …
Even in work places, a boss uses his position to talk down at everyone, emotional abuse is not restricted to love relationships alone
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