I’m Done With Conservative Abuse

Amber Fraley
Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
2 min readNov 9, 2024

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I grew up in your typical Midwestern, abusive conservative family. Most conservative families are abusive by nature. Of course, they don’t know that, because they’re soaking in it, and they think it’s all normal.

That, if you’re wondering, is how t-rump was voted back in. It’s all just abuse trauma. MAGA world voted their abusive Daddy with a drug habit back into office, even though he needs to go to the home.

I’m ignoring all of it this time around. They can have him. I will not watch the t-rump reality show again. I’ve also decided to cut all remaining ties with t-rump supporters, even my remaining family, because this is not how family is supposed to behave. If I find out I’m doing business with a t-rump supporter, I’m changing businesses.

The cycle of abuse can only be broken by removing yourself from the abusive environment and getting away from the abuser(s). And I wasn’t being hyperbolic when I said conservative families are abusive by nature. That abuse can range from minimal to severe.

Any family that tells certain family members they must “submit” and “obey” and that they are “lesser” than other family members is an abusive family, no matter how sweetly they try to administer this injustice.

It took me years to get over feeling guilty about cutting ties with my abusive…

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Amber Fraley
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Written by Amber Fraley

Writing about abortion rights, mental illness, trauma, narcissistic abuse & survival, politics. Journalist, novelist, wife, mom, Kansan, repro rights activist.

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