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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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