Yeah, it wasn't overly abusive or anything but there are some instances that I know traumatized me. One time when I was about 8 years old when my dad drank liquor (he turns crazy violent on it and wants to fight everyone) he came home it was around 5pm we had our friends in the house and my mom was fighting with him. Friends quickly left and we went into the kitchen with my mom then he came in swearing so my mom moved in front of us we were in the corner of the counter hiding behind her. My dad then started throwing plates and cups at us flipped the kitchen table saying he is gonna kill us. I was absolutely terrified because he was a big and really strong guy and he was completely out of control. My mom went forward to fight him and we all ran upstairs. They fought in the kitchen for a bit and then she yelled for us to call the police and then he got taken in. Shit like that happened around once a week but usually it was my mom gone crazy my dad usually didn't loose control like that but seeing him go crazy felt like he really would kill us.
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Yes, and I absolutely hate it when people with good, happy family tell me to stop resenting my parents and forgive them. They have no idea what they are talking about. It ruins your mental health for good. I don’t really talk about it for this reason. No amount of money can bring back my childhood that was supposed to be sweet. My oldest sister ended up in the mental ward and now she is under medication, can’t work, can’t do anything like a normal person. My brother became weird and lack of empathy. Second sister develops defense mechanism that she is mean to almost everyone. I am still traumatised with everything, despite me moving abroad now living far far away from them. Sometimes random things around me bring back memories which making it difficult for me to heal. I am married with a baby now. I promise myself that I would give her the best childhood.
For the first 22 years of my life my mother fit that mold perfectly. I am not sure what happened but she became a better person after that and I am very thankful for that. I still don't trust her with a lot of my personal things though and there are times when she still lets it slip with my father, or so I am told.
But when I was growing up, she was terrifying. You don't know what was going to piss her off and once you piss her off, if she didn't do it physically she will make sure you won't have any self-esteem left when she's done with you after an hour of her telling me that I will never have a good job, a house, a wife who loves me, or kids.
It was nearly always a daily thing since most of the things that made her angry was school and it was a death spiral that persisted even through my first *attempt* at college that I barely made it in with by skin of my teeth. I eventually dropped out when my morale hit zero and was so depressed I probably wouldn't even be angry if someone ran me over with a car.
Well my parents weren't abusive per say but they are a bit narcissistic. my mom is very distant and my dad always taught us to not trust anyone. Says that the lord says trust no man. Which my question is how are you supposed to fellowship with people if you don't trust anyone? I think that was saying not to trust anyone with what they say regarding the lords word. To read it yourself. But back to the point, they werent directly abusive but were emotionally neglectful while expecting us to stay physically tethered to them.
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Yes, I did grow up in an abusive home. I don’t feel it’s affected me much, although my kids say it has. I guess the difference is, I just get on with it. I can’t change anything thats happened, but I can put it to rest (and cut off any family where required!)
Yes! My parents were about to get divorced when I was just 12 but due to the Indian culture they stayed together. I have seen my dad hit my mum. She started bleeding and filed a police complaint. My dad is the worst man I know. He used to hit everyone including me. I am honestly really scared to get married now because I feel all men will treat me like him. He is literally the worst human alive because he was regularly abusive and would lock the doors after hitting us so we couldn't easily go to police station. I think I could be a lot less irritable if I weren't raised by such a shitty person. I still try and I won't tell anyone about my struggles. I can't respect him and I want a man as different from him as possible. I have honestly never met a man who hurt me so much. He went to jail twice due to his aggressive behaviour.
I don't want that kind of DRAMA in my life. I will take my time to find a good husband. I hope I succeed 😭😭😭
No, I had a very calm and peaceful home. My father had a belt hanging on the kitchen wall, to be used as discipline/punishment when needed. It was always a threat, but he never used it, not once.
My parents taught me and my sister to deal with anger and conflict peacefully, without resorting to physical violence.
I put 'no,' although I was locked in a bedroom when I was very young, because i had trouble pronouncing my name!
I wasn't allowed out until I could say it properly!
fortunately, not me... but there were a couple of households like this, at the street I grew up... wasn't nice to see, sure thing we only witnessed the less of it too
Emotional abuse. Not physical and it was BAD and left inseeable scars on me. My sister was raped by my father while my mother did nothing about ut. so that was the physical abuse in house. I'll never be over it.
Technically, yes... I'm not traumatized by it or anything tho
I have and am I happy that it's notbthe majority of the people here. I do envy the ones who have a close relationship with their parents.
No, fortunately my parents were loving and caring ❤️ They always showed us respect.
No, they were pretty good. Sacrificed a lot. But my therapist claims emotional abuse. Theyre people so tried to give them chance after chance.
In the end it made more since to ghost em.Grew up in a home around alcohol, not physically abusive, but still... not good
Yeah. Most of my friends in high school did too. Shitty area, shitty people.
Yes. Didn't think so at the time. It was the normal. I was punished for things I didn't do too.
I live in authoritarian household. Since I was a kid, If I didn't follow my parent's expectations of me, I'd get yelled at, get my ass whopped, and sometimes get compared to my brother.
No. They likely didn't fully get me, though.
Yes I did. Mother and father were abusive physically and verbally
No. Very loving and loved
Probably by some definition, sure.
Yeah it's normal
Yes my mom.
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