You are not, it’s subtle but there’s an underling victimization - the ones who are best at playing it are always the ones who don’t seem like victims.

It’s a salaciously fun theory but easily refuted with other pics - as his features age as an adult it’s clear Harry has a strong resemblance to his grandfather Prince Philip and also to Charles, especially in comparison to their younger pics; after seeing those the bloodlines are very clear. With Hewitt all I see are…

There’s a comment down-thread about Vanessa Paradis sharing that he threw plates at her head when they fought - that counts as physical abuse. It also carries a strong threat of potential future physical danger, a message that we pick up on subconsciously on a very primitive survival level. The same with trashing…

I’m sorry for your experience and your mom’s.

Yes and no - along with protecting the head there’s also the need to support the neck, until they have full strength. Even if that baby has head control, the father is hanging onto the baby BY the head/neck region while the rest of the body goes flailing... who knows what buried effect that could have had to the…

The kid? I’d put 50 bucks on the commander-in-chief himself.

George Michael had a strong sensuality to him though, so that adds an element of credibility. Cruise though? Nope, nothin.

This is...disturbing. Yes I realize that many celebs are ‘tracked’ by fans but still - seeing it spelled out highlights what an invasion it is, and that fans who say they love an actor do not see the irony of this intrusiveness. I’m also surprised he still has that kind of fan base, what with his various personal…

Lol his fart face. Alec Baldwin called the mouth a puckering butthole. They may have veneers taking up limited space in those small mouths. The fake smiles are SO obvious - people who don’t know how a true smile ‘works’ don’t know how to fake one, they guess at pulling the lips apart, down, sideways, or dropping the…

Given the multiple unhealthy aspects of her marriage that were revealed through the years, it definitely involved emotional abuse - and fairly soon after its demise she hooked up with Mr-seemingly-polar-opposite Savior of Romance Shelton... my own life-experience guess would be that the dynamics of this relationship…

YES, word for word exactly what I thought - she was neither a convict nor an animal. This is unbelievably tragic & “captured” does not belong.

It’s the vacant eyes and inability to generate a true smile, which if it’s genuine starts with the eyes and upper cheeks as muscles pull upwards. If you notice, their father cannot generate a genuine smile - it’s a smug smirk or odd face at best. Lack of empathy, lack of joy, signs of a sociopath. Whether they’re a…

Abusers excel at skillfully playing the victim in every aspect of their lives... without actually seeming like they’re crying wah-wahhh all the time. They get people to simultaneously appreciate what seems like strength or courage, while also feeling sorry for the supposedly random mistreatment they’ve had, the people…

^^^^ Yes. Regardless of the reasons they initially got together, and even if she’s a gold-digger trophy wife, she can still be depressed, feel trapped, the utter chaos and head-spinning of dealing with a narcissistic sociopath and knowing that something is off, but she just can’t figure out what it is. Emotional abuse…

Quote: “Sorry, Steven. I don’t mean to call your ass out but it’s true”

With a “poor-me I’m a victim” sociopath parent or spouse, it becomes an ingrained habit to make excuses for the great guy and see victimization everywhere.

I also think she stigmatizes it because that’s all his father will allow. If she were to step outside “acceptable” explanations, it would unleash unfathomable anger and retaliation. She may not even be aware of that thought process, thinks she’s in control when she refuses his hand, etc.

Or depending on how deep the damage is, when he’s older he will block out how shitty his father was to his mother, and have a subconscious need to finally have a modicum of appreciation & respect from his father, while still hating the man, yet also making excuses for him and catering to him... I really feel for this…

And side-eye friends who’ve had emotionally abusive relationships and are dating guys whose exes are crazy/hostile... “oh no, she’s really out for him/he can’t see his kid/I give him advice” etc. I can’t save the world from manipulative predators though I wish I could. Timing is everything when sharing info that…

I agree. “I was on drugs and I was trying to be cute” - end of story. No need for “what’s it like....what’s it mean?!?” Even if all the questions were approved in advance, we just didn’t need to go there, nor to take her there.