abusing type and family type, and they did agree on one thing. All sexually abusing families share a common characteristic: for sexual abuse to become the main type of abuse in a family—no matter which form of childism it serves—there has to be a family system organized around and affected by the perpetrator. The system protects an open secret. Collusion is involved—often of the sort that develops when addicts manipulate their families into supporting their alcoholism, drug taking, or gambling.
