Breaking the cycle: Hong Kong parents wrestle with impact of their own abuse

Anna Lee*, a Hongkonger in her forties, first realised the profound impact of the violence she experienced as a child when she became a mother herself. As she raised her two children, now aged seven and 10, she was alarmed to find her emotional reactions mirroring the volatility of her own childhood. “I found the degree of my sudden outbursts of anger not equivalent to the things my children had done, and I struggle to manage the emotion,” she said. “That reminded me of my father losing his...

By Emily Hung