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In reply to the discussion: Has this ever happened to you? No? Then I am glad. [View all]Control-Z
(15,682 posts)When my father was beating my mother I was too young to understand that it was wrong. You see, whether it was the day before or the day after, it was just as likely that I would be the one in the bathroom bleeding from his blows. But I knew it something to be ashamed of. I guess I thought we were all doing something wrong and so I helped when it came to hiding the truth.
My mother died as an indirect result of his abuse. (The link in my sigline goes to the Wikipedia article about her death.) I've really never talked about how it was after she died - when my sister and I were left to be brought up alone by him. His sudden death while I was still in high school made it all the more difficult to ever really come to terms with.
I'm so sorry for you - and for anyone else who has experienced this kind of violence.