abuse
@beautyoperater (1890)
United States
December 6, 2006 1:05pm CST
Has anyone else ever been abused by a parent? I have. I was abused by my father and I married an abusive man. I broke the cycle after I realized I was going to be just like my father was.
I didn't want my children to go through what I did. If I started to get angry I just walked away to cool off. It was hard but I did it.
My girls ask me all the time why I was so angery when they were younger and told them about their grandfather.
I left my first husband and remarried a wonderful man. It's a hard thing to break but you can do it if you really try.
23 responses
@andyfarmboy (4)
• Australia
7 Dec 06
I was abused until I was 17 and even then it was still seen by the people in question as something they could start again anytime they liked well that was until I got kinda big and rather nasty back the people in this story are my mum&dad one my mum beat the crap out of me at least on a weekly basis sometimes every day and my dad sexually abused me when I was 7/10 cant remember much except the emotional feelings of the event. Im 34 now and can say that even at this stage the abuse I took in my childhood still effects me and believe me when I say that I've worked really hard to get past this stuff, I completly broke contact with all my family about 9 yrs ago and cant say its been a bad thing but sometimes I wonder whats happening with them but I've a son of my own now and dont want him to be around people like that I figure that its better not to take the chance.
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@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
7 Dec 06
good for you for getting away. I did try to become my dad's friend after I graduated but instead of hitting it was lying and using me to hurt me. I can't blame you if you don't want your son around that.
@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
7 Dec 06
good for you for getting away. I did try to become my dad's friend after I graduated but instead of hitting it was lying and using me to hurt me. I can't blame you if you don't want your son around that.
@amy0214 (1513)
• United States
7 Dec 06
I was lucky enought to never have to go through this but I have seen a couple of my friends deal with this. One of my friends was abused when we were growing up and I have a couple friends that were in abusive relationships when we got older. I am glad to see that you were able to get out of the situation and found someone good.
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@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
8 Dec 06
Thank you for that. I hope your friends are well or atleast getting some help now
@maevic (819)
• Bahrain
7 Dec 06
is sad to hear that you have been abused 2 times. don't worry, you will not be like them. Sure you can help youself cope up withyour anger and not to hurt anybody.
I was blessed I have a good family and husband but if I were you, i will still look at the bright side.
Thanks for sharing!
@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
8 Dec 06
Thank you for that. I have a good family now to and alot of understanding.
@sarah22 (3979)
• United States
7 Dec 06
im so sorryt hat you went through something like that. i was never abuse but i find myself sometimes very angry. i try not take it out on the kids, i pretty much do like you, walk away and go and cool off. im happy to hear that you have found a wonderful man and your getting the love and respect you disurve and that you broke out of the situation of abuse. i wish you thebest of luck.
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@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
7 Dec 06
Thank you. I know my girls will never get themselves in that situation. They all have very nice boyfriends.
I have already told them that if the boyfriends ever hurt them they will have to answer to me. Seems to work lol
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@rhinoboy (2129)
•
7 Dec 06
I'm sorry to hear that you suffered this. It is good to hear that you relised and broke this cycle early. Children learn most from their parents and hopefully yours will know that parents are loving and supportive.
These cycles of violence and abuse only stop when people like you are strong enough to make those changes.
Well done you!
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@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
7 Dec 06
Thank you so much for that. It makes me feel even stronger to hear words of kindness. I hope my children do realize it and I know they will be great parents
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
7 Dec 06
First I want to say good for you for leaving the other husband and getting out of that releationship. That took a great deal of courage.
I have been in a similar situation. Abuse was more verbal then physical (although it did happen) in my family but it still left it's scars. I know I swore all my life I wouldn't be like my father. Now and then though I have seen it crop up in me and that's when I walk away as well. It is very hard to break that cycle, I agree. That's why I give you a lot of credit for doing so.
@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
8 Dec 06
Any kind of abuse can leave scars. Words hurt just as bad as the hitting. I'm so glad I have all these peoples well wishes.
@wvchell78 (564)
• United States
12 Dec 06
My dad would hit us when we were younger but now that we are older my sister and I have a very close relationship with him. He is a wonderful grandfather to our children also. After we were in our teens he finally went to see a doctor who put him medication and now he is a different person. Whenever he is in a foul mood we ask him if he took his pill today.
@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
12 Dec 06
I'm glad it worked out for you. I did forgive my dad for what he did and he apologized to me. But I could never love him like a daughter should.
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
6 Dec 06
I wasn't but my friend was. She did the same as you. She now has a husband that is so layed back. It is a whole new life to her. She sometimes gets mad at him because he doesn't fly off the handle when they fight. That was what she expects to happen. She is still in counseling to overcome that.
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@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
7 Dec 06
My husband and I never fight. Its really werid for me. I can get angry and he just laughs at me. I got counseling after my parents got divorced only because my grandfather made me because I was beating up my mom one day.
Wasn't a good day but now We both have forgiven each other and are closer than ever
@lissaj (532)
• United States
7 Dec 06
My mother was abused by my father when I was a kid. I remember things from when I was only 4 years old. I swore that I would never put my kids through that. And no one deserves to be treated like that either. I left a boyfriend who raised his hand to me, he didn't hit me, but it was there. I refuse to put myself or my kids in that situation. My current boyfriend knows how I stand on that issue and knows the first time he ever raises his hand to me or gets emotionally abusive, I will be gone. You have to stand up for your rights and those of your children.
So glad to hear that you got out of that situation. A lot of women can't or won't for various reasons. It is hard and it's a growing concern.
@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
7 Dec 06
The first time my ex hit me it was his last. He couldn't figure out why I got so violent with him after that.
Then we got divorced. couldn't have been happier. Now remarried have been for 18 years to a loving man. He laughs at me when I get angry and that makes me laugh to. Thanks
@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
12 Dec 06
I wasn't physically abused by my parents when I was younger, but I feel i was mentally abused, thinking i was never good enough for my mother. to this day she still makes me feel that way, but as an adult i know she can not control me and I know how to make my son feel loved and worthy and i will never make him feel the way i did growing up. Sometimes I catch myself saying some nasty things to my son and i stop and apologize to him.
@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
12 Dec 06
Sometimes I think the mental abuse is worse than the physical part. A persons feelings get hurt really bad. My mother pulled that on me once and I didn't talk to her for a couple of years.
We both finally grew up and apologized to each other but to this day every thing I do is wrong or won't work. She never has anything positive to say to me when I tell her Like I'm trying out this new business would you like to check it out. Nope It won't work, your just wasting you time. Well I'll show her and I will succeed and make money then I will say I told you so. I am an adult but it still hurts even when she starts picking on my girls.
@rms2727 (815)
• India
7 Dec 06
to it's sad to hear about your father and your first husband. any ways it is good that you're concerned about your children and you don't want them to go through the same pain. and if your kids are grown up then you can even talk to them about things just to make them aware so that they don't become a victim of something similar and suffer for their remaining lives
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@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
7 Dec 06
My oldest daughter knows all about it. She was avictim with her father also. She asked me how hard it was for me to finally break the cycle. I told it was hard but I had to do it for her and her sisters. Thank you
@Marie2473 (8512)
• Sweden
6 Dec 06
I was abused by my brother wo in an early age started to abuse narcotics, this turned him very aggressive and since we were so close i got to take the hit for it. I was beaten by him almost every day whe out parents were not home and always adfraid to say something about it!
When i then moved out i met a man who also abused me. i stayed for 4 long years.
I am now with a wonderful man and i still have bad memories but he makes it all better by just treating me nice and with respect!
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@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
6 Dec 06
I am so glad you got out when you did. It's nice not to have to worry about being hit anymore. Its just great that we both have loving husbands now
@piyush_29bk (414)
• India
7 Dec 06
HI DEAR,ABUSE IN ANY SENSE IS REALLY NOT GOOD ,BUT WAT WE CAN DO ABOUT CIRCUMSTANCES,ANYWAYS WAT HAPPENED WITH U WAS REALY BAD ,NOW ITS BETTER FOR U TO FOGET THE BAD THINGS AND BAD EXPERIENCES,START A NEW LIFE ,BE HAPPY.
@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
7 Dec 06
I have started a new life and I couldn't be happier. My girls are growing up happy and have a good future ahead of them. thanks
@chukwudi (1098)
• Nigeria
7 Dec 06
it a matter of you knowing what you want at a time and how to overcome the once you want to over come ,abuse is real and some parents are abusive due to there nature and life systle
@ajinkya_ghorpade (208)
• India
7 Dec 06
I've been never abused by my parents.It'a their obssesion towards you.They feel insecure when they think you are not doing the things right.And because of this obssesion they try to make it right.On our part, we like the freedom so much so that we don't even want our parents interveing in whatever we are doing.It's the way we think because we so much want to make our own decisions that we then tend to become egoistic.And the clash leads to the chain of things which because you think you were right you feel abused by your parents.
Don't forget afterall your parents have seen more of the world than you they care for you.
@beautyoperater (1890)
• United States
7 Dec 06
No, My mother was my protetor and my father was the hitter. It wasn't because I did anything wrong it was because I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
@prakash784 (358)
• India
7 Dec 06
I think now u are with a good person..U should have complained such persons to police..Then only such people will have a fear.