365 Days of Wonder: Day 164  

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Sons React to Their Moms Getting Catcalled

“The Good Survivor” Narrative

The Good Survivor is able to recount in perfect detail every event of their violation.

The Good Survivor realized it was abuse while it was happening and got out of it shortly after. They weren’t weak enough to stick around, and they didn’t spend years thinking what happened was normal.

The Good Survivor won’t expect anyone to “take sides.”

The Good Survivor won’t show you their scars and won’t burden you by bringing up the abuse at inconvenient times.

The Good Survivor won’t cope with the aftermath of their abuse in unhealthy ways. The Good Survivor will instinctively know “the right ways” to cope.

The Good Survivor will never use the term “victim.” Victims are weak, survivors are strong. The Good Survivor must always be strong. 

The Good Survivor won’t lash out at you without warning. The Good Survivor has no anger, no rage, no bitterness to display.

The Good Survivor is quiet and well-behaved.

The Good Survivor doesn’t talk about it much.

The Good Survivor will regularly attend therapy and dedicate all of their energy to recovering at all times. 

The Good Survivor will not let flashbacks get in the way of their everyday activities.

The Good Survivor will stop having nightmares.

The Good Survivor will eventually accept what happened to them.

The Good Survivor will learn to forgive and move on with their lives.

The Good Survivor will bury their suffering and break themselves into little pieces for you.

Here’s to the Bad Survivors who couldn’t do that.