Abused Kids Become Abusive Adults?

[Spook]

So, I want your guys' opinions on this topic. It has been widely debated, and people say that children who are abused are likely to do the same thing as adults. I would think that they would not want anyone to go through that like they did, and not do it themselves as adults, but experts say that when they are abused, that molds into their mind as the way that people act, and they go on to do it to others. What's your opinion?

[huginnmuninn]

well if a child grows up thinking that being abused is what most kids go through then thats what they think is right and may be more likely to abuse their own children

[Severus Snape]

In short I was abused as a child, I am technically an adult now, and if anything I'm probably less prone to violence than the average Joe. It depends on the person I suppose.

[deadpie]

This goes back to the Cycle Of Violence theory which suggests when a child is mentally, physically, or sexually abused they will end up doing those acts in their adulthood. It doesn't mean that all victims will, but it's true that there is victims who do victimize. It seriously does happen and anyone who's under the illusion that a victim can't hurt anybody is wrong. What? You disagree? Aileen Wuornos was sexually abused as a child and turned out to be the world's most controversial female serial killer. Her story also goes back to strain theory though, but cycle of violence is still another factor.

[Bougainvillea]

I won't deny that things happen that way, but I believe a lot of people have a choice between what is right, and what is wrong.
I was abused as a kid, and even saw my father die. But you don't see me running around claiming that it was that which caused me to make a certain mistake.

People have discovered that that excuse is an excellent fucking copout. Something to lay the blame on someone else. Its not hard to see.

Though, sometimes, genuinely fucked people can come out of shit like that. Like Ed Gein.

[JaiBrazier]

I'm not sure, people might have different points of view but in my opinion I feel that if you (or someone) was abused as a kid then they know what it is like to be abused and it's horrible and when you're an adult you wouldn't want your kids going to the same thing.

[RoseFog]

I don't really think so. I have an example though:
There is this author ( forgot the name :/) who was in fact abused but came out to become a self help book author...

[Jody Jackson]

Children become what they were raised as (99% of the time.) A child whose parents have strict ruling and care for the best for their child, will turn out the same. A child whose parent drinks, smokes, curses, does drugs, etc., the child will become like that.