We talk about predators. We don’t always talk about access.

In this episode, I explore how economic pressure and long work hours can leave families stretched thin — and how that can impact child safety. I review the data and ask harder questions about presence, protection, and capacity.

For those thinking about what more flexibility could look like, you can learn more at https://dontbeabsent.com

⚠️ Content Warning: Child Sexual Abuse

In this powerful episode of Don’t Screw Up Your Kids, host Kaleesha Washington sits down with Larissa Rhone, survivor empowerment coach, author, and nonprofit founder, for a necessary conversation about generational trauma and the cost of silence inside families.

Larissa shares her lived experience as a third-generation survivor, and explains how harm is often hidden in plain sight—protected not by malice, but by avoidance, discomfort, and unspoken family rules.

This episode explores:

• How silence allows harmful patterns to repeat across generations

• Why abuse is rarely disclosed right away

• How predators groom families, not just children

• The unintended dangers of forced affection and blurred boundaries

• What parents, caregivers, and educators can do differently to create real safety

• How survivors can begin healing without carrying shame that was never theirs

This conversation isn’t about blame.
It’s about awareness, protection, and breaking cycles that should have ended long ago.

Learn more and support Larissa’s work:
📘 Books: Journey2FreePublishing.com
❤️ Nonprofit donations: Journey2Free.com

If you’re responsible for a child in any way—or if you’re a survivor yourself—this is an episode you need to hear.

In this episode, I reflect on a moment that woke me up in the middle of the night — literally and emotionally.

At 3:30 a.m., I found myself reliving memories of spanking my son when he was a child. What shook me wasn’t just the memory itself, but the realization that while those moments faded for me, they never faded for him.

He’s an adult now, and he still remembers the fear.

This episode explores how discipline, fear, and spanking affect children long after childhood ends. We talk about how parents often focus on their intentions, while children carry the emotional impact — sometimes for life.

This is not a conversation rooted in shame or judgment.
It’s about reflection, growth, and breaking cycles so our kids don’t have to carry what we didn’t know how to put down.