(((Purple_Heart)))
I tried a friend request, hopefully it went through. The one good thing I can say is that I do have two siblings who have been my pack, so to speak. The three of us in the middle took most of the abuse from the parents, so we have managed to take care of each other over the years. I had trouble opening your link; however, I know the story of "The Emporer's New Clothes" well. I am so sorry for what you suffered, the only silver lining in my story is that my mother wasn't a mean person, she just allowed herself to forget about us when she was away from us, and in her party mode. All of the other abuse I suffered was because there was no one around to protect me. I was pretty fiesty as a child, but I couldn't avoid the abuse from my oldest brother and my father; however, I am ?happy? to say I managed to fight off two teenaged attackers when they attempted to rape me at age 8.

As I read all of our posts, I do see a spirit of survival throughout all of our stories. We are scarred, but I think we all have the spirit to heal.

(((Hugs to all!)))
Bluemountains