What Druski has said about Child abuse

Druski said his father taught through physical punishment, to the point that he and his brother flinched when his father raised a hand.

“he'll reach out his hand and we'll flinch like that because it became a normal thing for him to always lift up his hand”

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Druski described his household as emotionally broken rather than financially poor, noting his father was a United Airlines pilot and his mother worked for the CDC.

“We were a broken home. We weren't a broke home. My dad was a airline pilot for United Airlines for entirely my whole younger life. My mom worked for the CDC”

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Druski said his brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and suggested he never found a coping mechanism like comedy.

“He was diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder as we continued to go through puberty and got older. Whereas for me, I feel like I might have found a coping mechanism with comedy”

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Druski argued he could not be broken by career pressure because he was already broken at an early age.

“how could I be broken? If I feel like I've already gone to my furthest extent, I can only continue to push myself to higher levels”

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Druski said he forgave his father both mentally and face to face, arguing a grudge is a burden on the person holding it.

“A grudge is on you as a burden. That's a burden to everything. It's not just physical. It's a mental thing that can really rot people's brain out”

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