My mother was emotionally, physically and sexually abusive. People who meet her think she's sooooo sweet and wonderful. My dad was also physically abusive, but not on a daily basis like my mom, and he never touched us inappropriately. I tried to tell my middle school counselor about what was happening with both my parents. He not only didn't believe me, he told my mother what I said so she would know I was "making up stories" about her.