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I am sorry that happened to you!!! I
After hearing your story I think i am lucky to have very good parents!!!
My father is abusive but not on that level, it's all mental. I loathe him most days. I don't speak to him much to avoid his madness, but he has mental health issues. I feel you.
You're such a strong young woman. This broke my heart. I can't stand when people abuse others, especially their own family. I hope that you have a great future full of love & happiness. I wish you the best!! Good luck beautiful ❤️❤️
Thank you so much <3 <3
I will never forgive u for
-calling me fat every time you got drunk or saying lose some weight
- for fighting me when intoxicated
- for taking several years to finally get your self together
I love u dad you know i do but the old u was just mean, a alcoholic and inconsiderate... you changed a lot im proud of u but the old you, the drunk you i hated him but i see u notice that and changed... lol thank god u did
Very brave. Thank you for sharing with the GaG community!
This was really amazing to read. I'm sorry you went through this, I'm glad you're happier now without him :) <3
I realize he put you through the ringer, but someone once told me that hanging onto bitterness is like drinking poison hoping the other person will die. Forgive him, not for him, but for YOU.
Dear "father" I'm glad you left my mother and I when I was still little although I still had supposed "access visits" for years until I could get a court order of some sort to keep you out of my life I'm not sorry that I don't remember your voice or face or laugh, I'm glad because I'm better of without you, I have a loving mother who raised me without a penny from you and that's more than enough sincerely I Was Never Yours
This takes some serious courage.
If you have this amount of fire in your life you will do just fine.
I'm so sorry coz you had to go through that crap but don't let it hold you back, stay strong and live a happy life that will make you forget about all the bad moments❤
Forgiving and moving on is, in my opinion, the best solution. I believe that your story reflects the emotions of many of us, who just keep silent, having dealt with similar situations in the past. I believe that you are brave for moving on, despite the hardships. Take care.
Very brave. I'm sending you virtual hugs <3
And I grew up with an abusive, paranoid father too but not to the extent of your father. I'm sorry you had to go through this
Great way to vent, my parents were horrible too. Creative way to let go of at least a little bit of the anger, instead of it bothering you for years to be. Very well written, you have skills. Best wishes!
This makes me want to find your father and beat the shit out of him. Sorry this happened to you...
Made me want to call up my parents and tell them how much I appreciate them.
I can relate to nearly all of this. My dad was not a good person. I'll just put it that way. Things change though, they get better.
Hugs to you and hope things better.
Sad your mom at the time couldn't be strong enough to kick him out can you at lease tell us if your parents are together? what happen to your father?
You've got some serious problems right now because of your past. The difference between a great person and a failure is that a great person will forgive the past and bounce back up.
"Forgive the past." That sure is a lot to ask from someone who has been through hell. Not forgiving it won't make her a failure. A failure is someone who gives up easily or refuses to try. She didn't give up. She pushed through it.
@SilentShadow What you said is a very narrow definition of a failure.
I'm just saying. Don't call someone a failure if they can't forgive the past. Not everyone can do it, so you'd be insulting a lot of people.
@SilentShadow I'm not calling her a failure. I'm saying that since she got through all that, now the next step for her is to forget the past, and only strive for the future.
Although I may even understand your angst, resentment, fight and even need to speak out, I don't understand why you wrote this take on here and why are all people applauding.
I also don't see anything positive in it, just hate and resentment and something I wish I hadn't read today. We all have our sorrows, shall we all start writing public mytakes about it while thinking we're fighting a lonelier and braver battle than the other person?
Fortunately I have absolutely no experience of this whatsoever, you do though have my deepest sympathies.