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Do you think daryl scars are come from knifes or belt?
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Definitely from a belt.
Wet leather belt or a switch
What makes you say wet leather instead of just a belt? I’ve never heard of anyone using a wet belt before.
Belts never scarred me even if they left black bruises for months. When I was forced to bathe/shower in cold water first, the leather could blister and scar the skin
Oh man, I’m really sorry to hear that. I hope things are better for you now.
Yeah I'm good. Thanks :)
I’m horrified that you know that. Thank you for the insight. May I ask, did it make you, like Darryl, very protective of children? For me, just knowing there are people like you who were hurt like that makes me want to stand in front of all the kids.
Yes. Also can't tell you how many fights on the internet and irl I have gotten into when it comes to the topic of physical discipline on children.
Just adding stuff going thru my mind - I see young kids and it blows my mind how an adult can attack someone so tiny. Cause when you're a kid you internalize that. Something wrong with me to make them hate me, hurt me. I deserve this. And it's not until you're an adult you start to grasp it.
I have gone thru a lot of therapy and don't do this much anymore. But I had fits. I'd hurt myself. I ended up starting to belt myself. Just self harm you know? And I'm not weak. When I was out of my mind, mental breakdown, punching and shit, I didn't make bruises like they did. I realized one day the implication of that, how hard they had to hit me to hurt me that bad. And i remember the real bad punishment starting around 6.
Six? Fuck them.
Thanks. Yeah. I don't talk to them. Got a different dad now and my siblings. So it's good.
Yeah I got slapped and whooped younger than that, but I made the mistake at 6 to beg them to stop. It hurt was hurting extra bad that day. First time they got like that. The word that comes to mind is a frenzy. Hollering about how I don't tell them what to do or something.
Don't know why I'm saying all that, just felt like dumping some of it out I guess lol. Sorry and thanks for listening 😂
Of course. Get it out. That guy was a dick
Belts and switches
I got threatened with a belt as a child but never actually hit. Poor Daryl. 😕
It really fucks you up, my parents both hit me with a belt. From my ass down to the ankles. They both had a drinking problem and took their marriage failing out on me. They’re still together and it’s been 35 years.
I’m very sorry you went through that. 😕 I bet you’re strong as hell nowadays though.
I know your intentions are well, but that's a very insincere thing to say. Being beaten doesn't always make people "strong". It can break people down even decades later, it can prevent people from having children because they are so fearful they might become their parents. Not everybody responds to trauma the same way. Just fyi, not saying you're wrong for trying to be kind, but I work with people who have traumatic pasts and many of them get upset when people make comments like that. Saying "at least you're strong now" indicates that 1) their trauma has positive outcomes which isn't true, their strengths don't bloom from their trauma, 2) that if they aren't "strong" their trauma might feel disingenuous, not true, somebody else responding in a different manner than you doesn't mean either ones trauma is better or worse, or 3) they are weak for their response to the trauma not be considered "strong", some people refuse to acknowledge others opinions on themselves because of their trauma, some people are very sensitive to others opinions, neither is stronger than the other, both are valid responses.
I see I’m sorry but you’re right I did have only good intentions with that comment. I meant no disrespect. I’ve suffered numerous traumas, of all 3 major types and I definitely wouldn’t consider myself strong. 😖 Again, I apologize. It doesn’t happen often but sometimes I do post or speak without thinking it through. My anxiety has been abnormally high lately and I keep on rambling to my family and friends online. I’m sure they’re sick of it.
I don't mean for you to be sorry for it. I was just trying to make a point, not only for you, but for everybody including myself. We need to be more thoughtful with our words, even though we have good intentions, we can't make assumptions about people. It's not really a topic anybody should generally be understanding in. It's something nobody really talks about, if it weren't for my experience I probably wouldn't know any better. Just trying to educate in a friendly way. Much Love. Have a great day.
You’re right and it helped me to be a better mother to my son. I rarely drink, if I do it’s not to get drunk. I don’t yell and I’ve never hit him, because I know what it’s like to be afraid of your parents.
Yes, I’m a parent myself and have never used physical violence to discipline my kids. I’ve never been a big drinker; I get sick too easily. I’m just a stoner nowadays.
Belts. Switches.
his old man used a switch on him. He talked about it
It’s implied when he’s talking to Lydia that he was hot with switches too so he knows what the scars look like, but it was likely both
Whatever his father could get hold of!
Switch.. and belt probably.
Either a belt or switch/whip, like what Alpha used to beat Lydia
Switch, he talked about it. A switch is a long thin branch.
Trust me, I know belt wounds when I see them, he was beaten by his father
Sometimes, they swing the end with the buckle
Those are 100% switches unfortunately I know.
Is this pic from the spin-off or the original series? I don't remember when it was if original if anyone could remind me.
Original - See Merle’s knife/arm in the edge of the frame?
Oh shit! I recall it now, thank you
I totally blanked on the episode title, so I was hoping it might be enough prompt 🫣
It was, I don't remember which episode either, but I remember the scene clearly now.
Original, he has some scuffle with merle in season 3 and it reveals his scars and daryl tells him he got the abuse too, Merle left to get away from it.
Edit. its here actually https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wfm1SI9eyk8?feature=share
It’s from when Daryl and Meryl are arguing because Daryl wants to go back to the prison. His shirt rips and Meryl sees his scars. Season 3
Yeah I remember now, Merle is shocked and says something like "I didn't know he was doing it to you too"
Being southern myself, most likely switches and belts.
Stupid question but is there a reason those two on the bottom stop right in the middle? Like if he got hit with a switch I’m guessing like, there was maybe a rifle strap or something in the way otherwise there wouldn’t be that weird gap? Just caught my eye. Doesn’t look like the middle part’s just healed better or anything.
Those are belt scars, trust me.
He talked about a switch in the later seasons, so that’s my guess.
Definitely a belt. One that was probably worn down and frayed around the edges. You can see puncture marks where the metal clasp hit skin. It's irregular across most of his back.
Birch stick for the x at the top of his left shoulder. It's well defined and much smaller than the other marks.
The word's "knives" and no, They're from a switch or a belt... possibly a cane or a paddle but that's much more unlikely.
There's a whole part in the show where he talks to Lydia about the tree branch.....his dad used a switch or anything else he could find like Daryl said
It was a whip
A whip, those are whip markings, light ones but still whip markings none the less, if I had to guess it wasn’t a bull whip/braided whip (these markings would’ve been worse if it was anything like a bullwhip, braided whip, chain whip, or one of those whips people used horse riding waaay back when) these are more than likely a whip made from rubber.
Obviously, extension cord.
I love his tattoos
People be confused about survival instinct in this post lmao xD
A switch. These are southerners. You hand the kid your pocket knife and tell him to go cut a switch, and that’s what he gets beat with. Other than that, belt. A knife would leave a much cleaner edged scar.
No, they are from KingCobraJFS!
The buckle end of a belt
Belts leather with metal on them
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Daryl dad die in survival istinct
Belt. They are long, thick, and inconsistent
And he still crying when the piece of shit of his dad die in survival instinct.
It's hard to lose a parent, even if they're abusive or toxic
That's true, and everyone is different when it comes to loss
Yeah i mean even if his dad hate him and beat him everyday he still care about him, I wonder if Will repented at the point of death.
As a person whose abusive parents died the last couple of years, Daryl's not mourning the loss of his father. He's mourning the loss of the father he could have had, and didn't get.
🫡 you took the words out of my mouth. I always imagine the relationship me and my parents could have had
I understand entirely, my friend.
Be well stranger
Godspeed.
not trying to be rude but what do you mean he died in survival instinct?
He die in the videogame about twd called survival istinct the story his about daryl and merle the first days of apocalypse. His dad die at the start killed by zombies
Oh, thank you! I hadn’t heard of that.
it was his brother not his dad, his dad beat him not his brother . And yes it's understandable he would cry when he lost his brother cuz it's the only family he had
Daryl dad die in the videogame about twd called survival istinct the story his about daryl and merle the first days of apocalypse. His dad die at the start killed by zombies.
Oh I thought this was the show sub my bad
The game is set in the show universe, Daryl doesn't exist in the comic universe
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Aren't yall talking about merill? I didn't think Daryl's dad was in the show.
He's not but he is in survival instinct
I'm going to cry when my incubator finally goes tits up. Not because I would cross the road to spit on her if she were on fire, but because now it's 100% that she's never going to try to be the mommy I had when I was tiny.
I’m surprised there’s not a large squarish wound for the buckle. At least that’s how mine healed up looking
Edit. Please don’t message me with sympathy messages. I’ve come to terms with it. We’re loving now
the buckle is the handle generally
No it’s not. It’s whatever end they grab first. I promise you that.
Edit. I accept your interpretation though
I pointed out earlier there’s a gap (bald spot?) on those two lower scars. Looked weird for scar tissue to just stop and start higher up, I figured maybe he had a rifle sling or something blocking the whole hit. Maybe a belt buckle that didn’t dig in deep? Like I can see a square kind of belt buckle, more edges doing more damage where those rounder oval ones wouldn’t.
I wasn’t trying to dispute that these scars for a tv show were wrong. (Maybe I was) I was just commenting on a personal level with the belt comment idk. Sorry. I shouldn’t have said anything.
Nah you’re good man. I wasn't trying to defend them, was totally just speculating and you bringing up the buckle just made me wonder if that was something to do with the gap on those two scars. Tbh I wouldn’t put it past the make up team if they didn't get into the physics (idk if that’s the right word) of the scars since this was a one off scene (not counting when you see Daryl’s front in Chupacabra) and nobody realized the placement there would look wonky.
Nah, I don't think belt would do that damage, A switch or kettle cord would.