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"You can always trust your mother to be on your side" -Actual phrase my mother said
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My dad would occasionally tell us stories from his childhood. Stuff like his dad grabbing him by the shirt collar and repeatedly punching him in the face. When I was a kid it was just another story. When I got old enough to actually understand what he was talking about it was like, "God damn. No wonder you're like this."
I couldn't help but feel sorry for him. It didn't undo anything he did but it did help me hate him less.
I think I'm really fortunate that my dad somehow realized he completely fucked up and made an effort to repair his relationship with his kids. We're on good terms now and he's a way better Grandpa than he was a father. I know a lot of people go through their whole lives only getting to see the worst side of their parents. My dad included.
You are not alone. Your parents do not define your value. Despite their best or worst efforts, they do not ultimately get to decide what kind of person you will be.
Bruuuh. I feel like I really shouldn't complain that much. Some of y'all got even more fucked up childhood than I did. My parents never hit me that hard, it was merely slap on my hand. So like... in an "overton window" where corporal punishment is socially acceptable, its actually kinda tame in comparison. I'm never gonna be like "okay" with that idea, its still very... unacceptable regardless of how society views hitting your kids, but like, to be fair, judging by that standards, on that "overton window", I didn't get abused that badly. My parents also didn't drink or gamble, so... I guess I got lucky the abuse is mostly just emotional. (still... depression is kinda slowly making me wanna kms)
Sometimes I think I'd prefer physical abuse instead of the constant emotional stuff that makes you doubt yourself decades later. Like, my therapist tells me it was bad but they're a therapist, isn't that what they'd say? Mommy Dearest told me no one beat me so it's not abuse. Abuse is complicated.