Interview Participant

What if it was just words?

What if it was just words?

Intentionally and unintentionally? Automatically. Automatically? Yeah. Is that people hurting people?

Intentionally and unintentionally? Automatically. Automatically? Yeah. Is that people hurting people?

What do you see?

What do you see?

I guess it's difficult for parents because they sometimes think, well, I've got to raise a child that's not dysfunctional, so I'm going to have to punish them and I'm going to have to discipline them as a way to make sure that they grow up to be healthy and well-rounded.

I guess it's difficult for parents because they sometimes think, well, I've got to raise a child that's not dysfunctional, so I'm going to have to punish them and I'm going to have to discipline them as a way to make sure that they grow up to be healthy and well-rounded.

I grew up in a household where I was punished physically in pretty significant ways, ways that I probably can share because it's just quite significant. Quite horrendous. Yeah.

I grew up in a household where I was punished physically in pretty significant ways, ways that I probably can share because it's just quite significant. Quite horrendous. Yeah.

I was born in Africa, so I've got an African mother and an English father. Yeah. It's funny because I look back on it and I go, and this is just me rationalizing in hindsight, I go, I'm happy that I had a home where there was discipline. Because if I didn't have that home, then I wouldn't maybe have left the city.

I was born in Africa, so I've got an African mother and an English father. Yeah. It's funny because I look back on it and I go, and this is just me rationalizing in hindsight, I go, I'm happy that I had a home where there was discipline. Because if I didn't have that home, then I wouldn't maybe have left the city.

We're one of the few families that actually left the city, the fairly small town, relatively small town to some of the towns I live in now. And went and did a lot of things with my life. And I didn't get caught up in drugs like some of my friends. I wasn't dysfunctional. And my mother couldn't read or write as well. So I feel somewhat thankful.

We're one of the few families that actually left the city, the fairly small town, relatively small town to some of the towns I live in now. And went and did a lot of things with my life. And I didn't get caught up in drugs like some of my friends. I wasn't dysfunctional. And my mother couldn't read or write as well. So I feel somewhat thankful.

But I'm rationalizing in hindsight because it somewhat ended up okay in certain measures of my life. In other areas of my life, there's dysfunction.

But I'm rationalizing in hindsight because it somewhat ended up okay in certain measures of my life. In other areas of my life, there's dysfunction.

I think that point is really interesting because although I was physically punished a lot,

I think that point is really interesting because although I was physically punished a lot,

And I said, that's the end of the story. It still causes you a lot of emotion.

And I said, that's the end of the story. It still causes you a lot of emotion.