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In the discussion thread: This was what it was like to grow up with a gun nut for a father. [View all]

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Sun Dec 16, 2012, 11:34 AM

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61. I have no words. :^( hugs

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157 replies	Author	Time	Post
This was what it was like to grow up with a gun nut for a father. [View all]	Robyn66	Dec 2012	OP
Thank you for sharing, this post took some guts to put it out there ...	MindMover	Dec 2012	#1
YEARS of counseling	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#4
I am so glad that you're happy!	gateley	Dec 2012	#26
Thank you for trusting again ... Bless you and your family ...	MindMover	Dec 2012	#77
Thank you for sharing this. One thing really touched me...	kag	Dec 2012	#85
whew....	OneGrassRoot	Dec 2012	#114
back at you!	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#134
I love your sig line, BTW!	tavalon	Dec 2012	#137
Thanks!	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#145
+ brazillion.	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#6
KnR	alittlelark	Dec 2012	#2
Living with that kind of fear is unimaginable.	polly7	Dec 2012	#3
I have, thank you	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#5
You were tortured and abused, that's all there is to it. You were entrapped in an earthly hell.	We People	Dec 2012	#7
I have been very fortunate	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#10
We share a few things..... and what you suffer from is	glinda	Dec 2012	#22
I am so happy to hear you've found love. And I hope you never spend a second	pnwmom	Dec 2012	#34
Mistreatment from a gun-nut parent. When you fear more than a black eye.	valerief	Dec 2012	#11
I had a girlfriend about 40 years ago that was in a similar situation.	Mr.Bill	Dec 2012	#8
What a terrible person he was	Beringia	Dec 2012	#9
Oh he is still alive	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#12
Wow, Robyn.. I'm sorry you had	Cha	Dec 2012	#13
I'm so glad you survived and found love. nt	Ilsa	Dec 2012	#14
This is why I think the term "gun nut" is entirely appropriate	lolly	Dec 2012	#15
I don't know; my late	Berlin Expat	Dec 2012	#56
There are responsible gun enthusiasts.	Texin	Dec 2012	#80
I totally agree	Berlin Expat	Dec 2012	#102
I have many guns for hunting, depends on what	oldbanjo	Dec 2012	#90
snakes?	oberle	Dec 2012	#93
Some snakes..	EX500rider	Dec 2012	#97
all those years of terror at that formative age	renate	Dec 2012	#16
I always wanted to run away	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#17
Robyn you are a brave woman to share your story. Peace to you sister.	kimbutgar	Dec 2012	#18
Your dad and my dad could be twins.	Bette Noir	Dec 2012	#19
Wow - angry, scary twins.	dchill	Dec 2012	#28
I am so sorry!	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#66
I also had a gun nut for a father	left lowrider	Dec 2012	#20
as much as he suffered, that upbringing still must have been tough on you	renate	Dec 2012	#32
Welcome to DU, left lowrider!	pnwmom	Dec 2012	#35
Welcome to DU left lowrider.	Auntie Bush	Dec 2012	#95
I'm so glad you survived and thrived...	defacto7	Dec 2012	#21
Guns weren't the worst part	vlyons	Dec 2012	#23
Im so sorry that happened to you	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#49
"It was the constant invalidation, telling you that you were bad, worthless, etc."...	Surya Gayatri	Dec 2012	#68
Amen,	tavalon	Dec 2012	#107
I did too!	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#110
I've done so much FOO (family of origin) work that I think I could pay for a mercedes.	tavalon	Dec 2012	#117
It's not twisted but I do feel sad when I hear that	tavalon	Dec 2012	#136
Understand totally, tavalon. Many years later in therapy, I did "kill" them symbolically--	Surya Gayatri	Dec 2012	#121
I don't think its possible to completely get over it	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#123
Agree completely, Robyn. The healing that comes with	Surya Gayatri	Dec 2012	#125
Yup	tavalon	Dec 2012	#135
It's the rebel in you that saved your life!	Surya Gayatri	Dec 2012	#140
Actually, that sort of behavior was restricted to my time with them	tavalon	Dec 2012	#141
So true about authenticity--what I couldn't bear and	Surya Gayatri	Dec 2012	#142
Yep	tavalon	Dec 2012	#143
There is a thread of strength in us	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#147
We're all the walking wounded, who've managed to	Surya Gayatri	Dec 2012	#149
I'm so sorry to hear your story...	Moostache	Dec 2012	#24
I am so glad to hear that	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#47
My brother lives next to a cop. He has threatened to shoot my brother, he has shot	doc03	Dec 2012	#25
OMG, this cop	Carolina	Dec 2012	#40
Thank you for sharing your story...	MrMickeysMom	Dec 2012	#27
When I was young	Spirochete	Dec 2012	#29
OK	qkvhj	Dec 2012	#30
I'm trying to fathom the mind that would defend gun ownership in this thread	DeltaLitProf	Dec 2012	#37
And we know you by your 36 posts! You're going off on a	Carolina	Dec 2012	#42
Thanks Carolina	BanzaiBonnie	Dec 2012	#58
I can't beleive anyone would respond in such a way	BanzaiBonnie	Dec 2012	#57
It's not?	letemrot	Dec 2012	#69
And the 15 year old daughter may be dead if he was a gun nut	LiberalLovinLug	Dec 2012	#79
That is sad. I feel for you.	Pretzel_Warrior	Dec 2012	#31
What a story!	rightsideout	Dec 2012	#33
Thank you for sharing this with us.	vaberella	Dec 2012	#36
I hope so	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#45
Thanks for sharing that. ITA how important it is for a girl to have a good father. I	raccoon	Dec 2012	#38
Its so true	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#44
Thank you	Carolina	Dec 2012	#39
My brothers	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#43
Thank you, again, for the full	Carolina	Dec 2012	#104
Seems like he was just a nut...	Lightbulb_on	Dec 2012	#41
Your father was abusive.	frank380	Dec 2012	#46
He was just a lot more dangerous because he was one.	Walk away	Dec 2012	#52
"Someone with a loaded gun in his hand only has to lose control for a split second	raccoon	Dec 2012	#62
Robyn, your story is inspiring.	enough	Dec 2012	#48
Actually.....	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#51
Thank you but my intention is not really to inspire anyone	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#109
You have conveyed the reality with great clarity.	enough	Dec 2012	#132
I am so sorry	etherealtruth	Dec 2012	#50
God, I've heard of child abuse, but that is horrendous!	ReRe	Dec 2012	#53
I am truly sorry you had to experience all that. Horrific and scary!	marew	Dec 2012	#54
You are a survivor and your adult life serves as a role model	LiberalEsto	Dec 2012	#55
Funny that	tavalon	Dec 2012	#108
Rec'd nt	treestar	Dec 2012	#59
Shot blanks at you...!	Grins	Dec 2012	#60
I have no words. :^( hugs	GreenPartyVoter	Dec 2012	#61
Thank you	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#133
I can relate. My father only had a few guns, but only 'played' with them when he was drunk.	joanbarnes	Dec 2012	#63
So without the guns, he would have been Ward Cleaver?	AlexSatan	Dec 2012	#64
Might want to rethink that post. It's incorrect and insensitive.	nolabear	Dec 2012	#67
Good catch	AlexSatan	Dec 2012	#72
So let's cut that by half, whatsay?	nolabear	Dec 2012	#78
Unless you want to actually use real data, sure	AlexSatan	Dec 2012	#81
I don't get your point (seems to support mine except moreso) but this I know.	nolabear	Dec 2012	#88
Take it somewhere else. Your insensitivity is stunning. nt	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#111
Yo Satan	tavalon	Dec 2012	#118
I recognize	AlexSatan	Dec 2012	#120
Guns are part of his self-image. They are a source of his perceived power.	kwassa	Dec 2012	#122
And if it weren't for guns	AlexSatan	Dec 2012	#124
You are speaking like you know him	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#126
Obviously	AlexSatan	Dec 2012	#127
For him to not have guns in his life,	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#130
By choice, rather than by nature.	LanternWaste	Dec 2012	#156
The Fail Club gains another member.	WilliamPitt	Dec 2012	#148
True, Sir: Calls Hisself 'Satan' And Cannot Tell Masochism From Sadism....	The Magistrate	Dec 2012	#153
I had a grandfather like that. Cop and all. I'm so glad you're doing well.	nolabear	Dec 2012	#65
My answer....	Gary 50	Dec 2012	#70
Monday morning quarterbacking...	Ineeda	Dec 2012	#100
+1. The Renaissance scholar Stephen Greenblatt wrote a great book with	coalition_unwilling	Dec 2012	#106
Oh Jesus, what a jerk!	Odin2005	Dec 2012	#71
HI Odin	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#131
Well you sound like you are on the road to recovery. Because honestly I don't know	southernyankeebelle	Dec 2012	#73
Another survivor of gun nut father	pattiepcomedy	Dec 2012	#74
Sounds more like	Jim Warren	Dec 2012	#75
I'm discusted by the replies here who think your Dad wasn't a gun nut.	sellitman	Dec 2012	#76
Oh, he was a gun nut	bobclark86	Dec 2012	#83
Yet without the guns	sellitman	Dec 2012	#96
This is the kind of abusive asshole...	bobclark86	Dec 2012	#82
+1	CountAllVotes	Dec 2012	#91
I would bet money that your father came from an abusive home.	Gregorian	Dec 2012	#84
Wow, how horrible!	CountAllVotes	Dec 2012	#86
Thank you for sharing	Taverner	Dec 2012	#87
Holy Smokes, I Thought I Had It Bad	otohara	Dec 2012	#89
Condolences - Wish We Could Take The Painful Memories Away	cantbeserious	Dec 2012	#92
BIG HUG	proud patriot	Dec 2012	#94
Thats your experience	UndahCovah	Dec 2012	#98
Thanks for sharing	Joey Liberal	Dec 2012	#99
This message was self-deleted by its author	ann---	Dec 2012	#101
You're a good mother, imo	usregimechange	Dec 2012	#103
Thanks!	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#112
And this is why	mainstreetonce	Dec 2012	#105
Thank you for this.	lupinella	Dec 2012	#113
Thank you! You captured it perfectly!	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#119
I cannot imagine that kind of abuse. Hugs to you Robyn66	AllyCat	Dec 2012	#115
" having a bad father is just about the worst thing in the world "	Tinksrival	Dec 2012	#116
I am truly sorry for what you had to go through	derby378	Dec 2012	#128
Oh dear.	MuseRider	Dec 2012	#129
Kicked and recommended.	Uncle Joe	Dec 2012	#138
Sorry Robyn	rufus dog	Dec 2012	#139
But you know what,	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#144
You go Girl!	rufus dog	Dec 2012	#152
Just saw this.	WilliamPitt	Dec 2012	#146
Now you know	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#154
did anybody else in the neighborhood think it was so dangerous they needed guns?e	yurbud	Dec 2012	#150
The neighborhood was fine, no fig leaf even attempted	Robyn66	Dec 2012	#155
wow--you would think members of the extended family would be nervous about inviting him	yurbud	Dec 2012	#157
Hugs and thanks, Robyn	JohnnyLib2	Dec 2012	#151

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