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In reply to the discussion: Father's Day reflection from a daughter of domestic abuse [View all]cali
(114,904 posts)18. I don't know if my dad physically abused my mother
but he did me. And here's the kicker: I loved him. My mother was actually more abusive than my dad but her abuse was emotional. I grew up in a toxic home. A 1% home at that. Perfect on the outside, rotten to the very core on the inside. My dad died a dozen years ago. I did forgive him. My mother is still alive. She's 93 and imperious as ever. I have nothing to do with her and I can't see how to forgive her. I'd like to, but I just can't get there.
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My father left my mother with 5 kids and never came back. I saw him a few times before he
libinnyandia
Jun 2012
#3
''Infinite unconditional love is the only truth. Everything else is illusion.'' - K&R n/t
DeSwiss
Jun 2012
#16
Forgiveness is hard when the person who needs the forgiveness won't change or ask for it
mythology
Jun 2012
#19
I don't blame you. Just because you share DNA with somebody doesn't mean you have to have them in
raccoon
Jun 2012
#32
You are able to live with yourself as a result of this and not carry it forward.
glinda
Jun 2012
#22