On Being An Abuser or How I Became the Thing I Hated

There are many reasons why abused children grow up to become abusers. I can only speak to the reasons why I grew up to become the thing I hated as a child. This is not scientifically based and if you prefer that, there are multitudes of studies available for you. I’ve read many of them and found them very intriguing. I think they explain how I developed a narcissistic, grasping, amoral personality, but they don’t explain the leap from abused to abuser.

One thing I read among these studies was...