Reviews tagging Physical abuse
What My Mother and I Don't Talk about: Fifteen Writers Break the Silence, by Michele Filgate
13 reviews
dtierra's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, Self harm, Bullying, Cancer, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, and Emotional abuse
kirstym25's review
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse
catladyjenna1's review
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse
juliaaaaa's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Rape, Mental illness, and Chronic illness
sjanke2's review against another edition
2.25
Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Racial slurs, Grief, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Car accident, and Child abuse
sonjapardee's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
mmccombs's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Self harm
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
dsinocruz's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Rape, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Eating disorder, Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Alcohol
mrselaineskinner's review
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape
meemawreads's review against another edition
4.0
We put mothers on this pedestal… we make motherhood nearly compulsory but then dehumanize mothers so that if they’re not perfectly nurturing and perfectly selfless and perfectly content in motherhood, they’re monsters. I love the care many of these writers took to show understanding that their moms are just people, too.
I don’t recommend this book generally but specifically: read only if you’re experienced holding strangers’ pain without harm to yourself. Four taters 🥔🥔🥔🥔/🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔
Graphic: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Physical abuse