'those of us who have experienced childhood trauma are more vulnerable to putting people like teachers on a pedestal.

the desire to substitute one figure of authority for another in the hopes of being understood, recognised, valued, or indeed, loved, can be strong and can unfortunately leave us vulnerable to being exploited, manipulated, or mistreated by self-interested people.

wilson seems to want to explore this issue through ellie’s relationship with guy, but in her attempt to create realistic characters – or potentially salvage a loved one – ends up chickening out of making the bold statement she may have been probing at...' full review @ You Will Be Defensive WordPress.