Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
It makes me cringe, I have to say. To me, it's as socially acceptable as someone rocking up and telling you about their most recent bowel movement or sexual experience in intimate detail. Quite revolting.
I must admit that after marrying into the middle classes, my social circle became a motley crew of very well spoken alcoholics, junkies and abuse victims. I have spent hours in deep earnest discussions of mental health.

In one case the 'parental abuse' transpired, under scrutiny, to consist of being allowed to do whatever he wanted all the time; spoiled in fact. They should have been tougher apparently.