Posted by Dinah on May 7, 2005, at 21:15:41
In reply to Re: Emotional Abuse, posted by gardenergirl on May 7, 2005, at 19:29:45
Sad to say, maybe that was a big step forward for him compared to his own upbringing.
That sounds like a very frightening thing to have happened. My therapist would agree with you, I think. It is a form of abuse. He always says that even though my mother didn't do anything physical all that often, her rages and unpredictability had an effect on me nevertheless.
I wasn't as good as you, gg. I remember running wildly through the house when my mother threatened me with Daddy's big thick leather western belt. And she'd have to catch me kicking and screaming to hit me. That's how I got the small scar on my upper lip.
Yeah, I'd say what your father did was abusive.
I wish they had more terms for abuse. It seems that there should be ten or twenty at least. That way I wouldn't feel so bad about claiming it. Getting hit wasn't all that unusual in the sixties.
I really ought to go easier on my mother I guess. Two of her sisters and two of her nieces and nephews have had trouble off and on with psychosis. Some more on than off. I don't know what went on in that family, but I should have some compassion for my mother as someone who is probably not quite well. But it's really really hard.
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