Andrea Dunlop

The doctor asks you, how many drinks do you have a week?

And you say two instead of five.

Like doctors understand that.

Right.

And so it's like doctors understand that there's like a normal level of exaggeration.

And this abuse is so far beyond that.

And it really makes doctors' jobs difficult.

And then it's really horrible.

And pediatric doctors in particular, these are some of the most lovely people you'll ever meet in your life.

Exactly.

And it's a totally different job.

Pediatric doctors are there because they love kids and they trust parents.

That relationship with the parents is really important to them to be able to do their job and help that kid.

So that's what they're always looking to do.

And so when a parent misuses that trust and uses them to harm their child,

The doctor is the weapon in these cases.

And so that is a horrible revelation.

And some doctors will do whatever mental gymnastics possible to not recognize that they've been used in that way.

Oh, horrific.

The thing about this abuse and everyone that gets pulled into it, because there usually is quite a blast zone.